Yeshiva Fundamentalism : Piety, Gender, and Resistance in the Ultra-Orthodox World.

Yeshiva Fundamentalism : Piety, Gender, and Resistance in the Ultra-Orthodox World.

2009 Choice Outstanding Academic Title. The ultra-Orthodox yeshiva, or Jewish seminary, is a space reserved for men, and for a focus on religious ideals. Fundamentalist forms of piety are usually believed to be quite resistant to change. In Yeshiva Fundamentalism, Nurit Stadler uncovers surprising e...

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Main Author: Stadler, Nurit
Format: Electronic eBook
Language:English
Published: New York : NYU Press, 2009
Subjects:
Spiritual life > Judaism.
Jewish religious education of adults > Israel.
Yeshivas > Israel.
Jewish men > Religious life.
Jewish fundamentalism > Israel.
Orthodox Judaism > Israel.
Ultra-Orthodox Jews > Israel.
Local Note:ProQuest Ebook Central
Table of Contents:
  • Introduction: redefining male piety and fundamentalism
  • Yeshiva fundamentalism in Israel's Haredi community
  • On the edge of transgression: the study of Talmud and the evil inclination
  • Challenges to the fundamentalist denouncement of work
  • The idealization of soldiers' masculinity
  • The domestication of masculine piety
  • A case study: terror, ZAKA, and the "soldiers of piety"
  • Conclusion: a reconstruction of fundamentalism and piety.

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