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The Littman Library of Jewish Civilization Ser.: Challenge and Conformity : The Religious Lives of Orthodox Jewish Women by Lindsey Taylor-Guthartz (2023, Trade Paperback)

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PublisherLittmann Library of Jewish Civilization, T.H.E.

ISBN-101802070559

ISBN-139781802070552

eBay Product ID (ePID)5057274802

Product Key Features

Number of Pages336 Pages

LanguageEnglish

Publication NameChallenge and Conformity : the Religious Lives of Orthodox Jewish Women

SubjectJudaism / General, Sexuality & Gender Studies, Judaism / Orthodox, Jewish Studies

Publication Year2023

TypeTextbook

Subject AreaReligion, Social Science

AuthorLindsey Taylor-Guthartz

SeriesThe Littman Library of Jewish Civilization Ser.

FormatTrade Paperback

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Item Height0.7 in

Item Weight12.3 Oz

Item Length9.2 in

Item Width6.1 in

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Intended AudienceScholarly & Professional

Dewey Edition23

Reviews"'Lindsey Taylor-Guthartz's in-depth study of the religious experience of Orthodox women raises questions for the rabbinic establishment... an important new book." Simon Rocker, The Jewish Chronicle "'Taylor-Guthartz's precise academic writing, interwoven with her own personal knowledge and experience of the community, gives the women represented here agency and authority, exemplifying how traditional groups and practices do not exist at odds with the modern world, or even in parallel, but rather as an integral part of it, adding rich diversity and colour to the pattern of Jewish life today. This is a timely and important treatise, reflecting modern feminist values and shining a light on a previously unexamined segment of the community." Noa Gendler, Jewish Renaissance, 'Taylor-Guthartz's precise academic writing, interwoven with her own personal knowledge and experience of the community, gives the women represented here agency and authority, exemplifying how traditional groups and practices do not exist at odds with the modern world, or even in parallel, but rather as an integral part of it, adding rich diversity and colour to the pattern of Jewish life today. This is a timely and important treatise, reflecting modern feminist values and shining a light on a previously unexamined segment of the community.' Noa Gendler, Jewish Renaissance, 'Lindsey Taylor-Guthartz's in-depth study of the religious experience of Orthodox women raises questions for the rabbinic establishment... an important new book.' Simon Rocker, The Jewish Chronicle, "'Lindsey Taylor-Guthartz's in-depth study of the religious experience of Orthodox women raises questions for the rabbinic establishment... an important new book." Simon Rocker, The Jewish Chronicle"'Taylor-Guthartz's precise academic writing, interwoven with her own personal knowledge and experience of the community, gives the women represented here agency and authority, exemplifying how traditional groups and practices do not exist at odds with the modern world, or even in parallel, but rather as an integral part of it, adding rich diversity and colour to the pattern of Jewish life today. This is a timely and important treatise, reflecting modern feminist values and shining a light on a previously unexamined segment of the community." Noa Gendler, Jewish Renaissance"Challenge and Conformity serves as a rich chronicle of Orthodox British womanhood and the challenge of creating uniquely female Jewish spaces. It is well rooted in history, community context, and robust ethnographic data and will be helpful to bridge the lacuna on British scholarship of religious practices of Jewish women." Ilana C. Spencer, Religious Studies Review, "'Lindsey Taylor-Guthartz's in-depth study of the religious experience of Orthodox women raises questions for the rabbinic establishment... an important new book." Simon Rocker, The Jewish Chronicle"'Taylor-Guthartz's precise academic writing, interwoven with her own personal knowledge and experience of the community, gives the women represented here agency and authority, exemplifying how traditional groups and practices do not exist at odds with the modern world, or even in parallel, but rather as an integral part of it, adding rich diversity and colour to the pattern of Jewish life today. This is a timely and important treatise, reflecting modern feminist values and shining a light on a previously unexamined segment of the community." Noa Gendler, Jewish Renaissance, ' Challenge and Conformity opens up for our understanding a subject of immense importance to Judaism and the Jewish community. The religious lives of Orthodox women is a topic that has previously attracted little research. Taylor-Guthartz approaches it with academic skill and real empathy for the women she interviews and their communities. We learn of the great variety of women's beliefs, customs and practices that are spread across the Orthodox Jewish world and, through Taylor-Guthartz's eyes, we gain a greater understanding and appreciation of Jewish life that might otherwise have remained hidden.' Neville Teller, The Jerusalem Post

IllustratedYes

Dewey Decimal296.832082

Table Of ContentIntroduction 1. Studying Jewish Women The Double Invisibility of Orthodox Jewish Women The Scope of Women's Religious Lives Overlapping Worlds I: The Intersection of Men's and Women's Religious Lives Overlapping Worlds II: Living in Jewish and Western Contexts Power and Patriarchy: Do Orthodox Women Have Agency? 2. Setting the Scene: The Jewish Landscape Jews in London: Historical Background Community, Communities, Networks, and Identity The Development of British Orthodoxy and the British Jewish Landscape Jewish Religious Topography Today Changing Moods among British Jewish Women Defining Terms: Talking about the Anglo-Jewish Community Previous Research on British Orthodox Women 3. The View from the Ladies' Gallery: Women's 'Official' Life in the Community Women and the Synagogue The Changing Place of Women in Other Communal Arenas 4. Contested Prayers and Powerful Blessings: Women's 'Unofficial' Life in the Community Creating Sacred Spaces Nuturing the Community New Developments: Sharing the Sacred with Men 5. Women's 'Official' Life in the Family The Sabbath Food and Kashrut Passover Mikveh and 'Family Purity' Modesty Visiting the Dead Prayer and Relationship with God 6. Red Threads and Amulets: Women's 'Unofficial' Life in the Family Questioning the Community: Limitations and Caveats Definitions and Status of Practices Testing Stereotypes and Assumptions What Customs Are Practised? Who Practises These Customs? Age as a Factor in Knowledge and Performance of Customs Origins and Development The Question of 'Magic' Women's Understanding of Customs and Practices Conclusion Appendices: Background Data Bibliography Index

SynopsisOrthodox Jewish women are increasingly seeking new ways to express themselves religiously, and important changes have occurred in consequence in their self-definition and the part they play in the religious life of their communities. Drawing on surveys and interviews across different Orthodox groups in London, as well as on the author's own experience of active participation over many years, this is a thoroughly researched study that analyses its findings in the context of related developments in Israel and the USA. Sympathetic attention is given to women's creativity and sophistication as they struggle to develop new modes of expression that will let their voices be heard; at the same time, the inevitable points of conflict with the male-dominated religious establishment are examined and explained. There is a focus, too, on the impact of innovations in ritual: these include not only the creation of women-only spaces and women's participation in public practices traditionally reserved for men, but also new personal practices often acquired on study visits to Israel which are replacing traditions learned from family members. This is a much-needed study of how new norms of lived religion have emerged in London, influenced by both the rise of feminism and the backlash against it, and also by women's new understanding of their religious roles., In recent decades Orthodox Jewish women have sought new ways of participating in community life and in domestic and public rituals. This is a much-needed study of how new norms have emerged, influenced by both the rise of feminism and the backlash against it, and by new attitudes to women's religious roles.

LC Classification NumberBM726