LEADER 04036nam 2200505 450 001 9910793335703321 005 20190514153859.0 010 $a1-4985-9580-4 035 $a(CKB)4100000007388293 035 $a(MiAaPQ)EBC5703209 035 $a(EXLCZ)994100000007388293 100 $a20190314d2019 uy 0 101 0 $aeng 135 $aurcnu|||||||| 181 $ctxt$2rdacontent 182 $cc$2rdamedia 183 $acr$2rdacarrier 200 10$aJewish bodylore $efeminist and queer ethnographies of folk practices /$fAmy K. Milligan 210 1$aLanham, Maryland :$cLexington Books,$d2019. 215 $a1 online resource (141 pages) 225 1 $aStudies in folklore and ethnology: traditions, practices, and identities 311 $a1-4985-9579-0 320 $aIncludes bibliographical references and index. 327 $aIntroduction: Jews, gender, and bodylore -- Chapter 1: The subversive Jewish feminist body: creating spaces of protest through embodiment in synagogue life -- Chapter 2: Renewing her body: engaging Jewish women's bodies in synagogue life -- Chapter 3: Rebellious hair: Jewish feminist reinterpretations of the Orthodox Jewish ritual of Upsherin -- Chapter 4: The Rose Winkel: Jewish navigation of the reappropriation of a Nazi symbol by LGBTQ young adults -- Chapter 5: Queerly stitched: religious garb and LGBTQ Jewish pride symbols -- Conclusion: Applications of Jewish feminist bodylore. 330 $aJewish Bodylore: Feminist and Queer Ethnographies of Folk Practices explores the Jewish body and its symbology as a space for identity communication, applying the tools of bodylore (the folkloric study of the body) to the Jewish body in ways that are in line both with feminist and queer theory. The text centers a feminist folkloric approach to embodiment while simultaneously recognizing its overlaps with the study of Jewish bodies and symbols. It investigates Jewish embodiment with a keen eye to that which breaks from tradition. Consideration is given to the ways in which bodies intersect with time and space in the synagogue, within religious movements, in secular culture, and in childhood ritual. Representing a unique approach to contemporary Jewish Studies, this book argues that Jewish bodies and the intersections they represent are at the core of understanding the contemporary Jewish experience. Rather than abandoning or dismissing Judaism, many contemporary Jews use their bodies as a canvas, claiming space for themselves, demonstrating a deliberate and calculated navigation of Jewish law, and engaging a traditionally patriarchal symbol set which, in its feminist use, amplifies their voices in a context which might otherwise silence them. Through these actions and choices, contemporary Jews demonstrate a nuanced understanding of their public identities as gendered and sexed bodies and a commitment to working towards increased inclusivity within the larger Jewish and secular communities. In the end, this book is a foray into the world of Jewish bodies, how they can be conceptualized using folkloristics, and how feminist methodologies of the body can be applied fairly to Jewish bodies, celebrating the multitude of ways in which the body can be conceptualized and experienced. 410 0$aStudies in folklore and ethnology: traditions, practices, and identities 606 $aHuman body$xSymbolic aspects 606 $aSymbolism in folklore 606 $aHuman body$xReligious aspects$xJudaism 606 $aFeminism$xReligious aspects$xJudaism 606 $aJewish women 615 0$aHuman body$xSymbolic aspects. 615 0$aSymbolism in folklore. 615 0$aHuman body$xReligious aspects$xJudaism. 615 0$aFeminism$xReligious aspects$xJudaism 615 0$aJewish women. 676 $a306.4 700 $aMilligan$b Amy K.$f1982-$01478130 801 0$bMiAaPQ 801 1$bMiAaPQ 801 2$bMiAaPQ 906 $aBOOK 912 $a9910793335703321 996 $aJewish bodylore$93848645 997 $aUNINA