Tradition In A Rootless World

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Tradition In A Rootless World

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Author : Lynn Davidman
language : en
Publisher: Univ of California Press
Release Date : 1991-07-29

Tradition In A Rootless World written by Lynn Davidman and has been published by Univ of California Press this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 1991-07-29 with Religion categories.

The past two decades in the United States have seen an immense liberalization and expansion of women's roles in society. Recently, however, some women have turned away from the myriad, complex choices presented by modern life and chosen instead a Jewish orthodox tradition that sets strict and rigid guidelines for women to follow. Lynn Davidman followed the conversion to Orthodoxy of a group of young, secular Jewish women to gain insight into their motives. Living first with a Hasidic community in St. Paul, Minnesota, and then joining an Orthodox synagogue on the upper west side of Manhattan, Davidman pieced together a picture of disparate lives and personal dilemmas. As a participant observer in their religious resocialization and in interviews and conversations with over one hundred women, Davidman also sought a new perspective on the religious institutions that reach out to these women and usher them into the community of Orthodox Judaism. Through vivid and detailed personal portraits, Tradition in a Rootless World explores women's place not only in religious institutions but in contemporary society as a whole. It is a perceptive contribution that unites the study of religion, sociology, and women's studies.

Becoming Un Orthodox

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Author : Lynn Davidman
language : en
Publisher: Oxford University Press, USA
Release Date : 2015

Becoming Un Orthodox written by Lynn Davidman and has been published by Oxford University Press, USA this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2015 with Religion categories.

Lynn Davidman offers an in-depth study of defectors from Orthodox Judaism, showing how they negotiate the difficult passage away from their families and communities and reconstruct their identities in new social contexts.

God S Daughters

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Author : R. Marie Griffith
language : en
Publisher: Univ of California Press
Release Date : 2000-11-24

God S Daughters written by R. Marie Griffith and has been published by Univ of California Press this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2000-11-24 with Religion categories.

"Vivid, lucid, and well-written. I came away with a better understanding of how the specific realities of being 'submissive wives' are negotiated, constructed, challenged, and transformed."—Lynn Davidman, author of Tradition in a Rootless World "Griffith's deft portrayal is a unique and important contribution to the study of Pentecostal spirituality and a compelling model for the retelling of women's religious experience in twentieth-century American culture."—Margaret Bendroth, author of Fundamentalism and Gender, 1875 to Present

Hidden Heritage

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Author : Janet Jacobs
language : en
Publisher: Univ of California Press
Release Date : 2002-09-16

Hidden Heritage written by Janet Jacobs and has been published by Univ of California Press this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2002-09-16 with Religion categories.

This study of contemporary crypto-Jews—descendants of European Jews forced to convert to Christianity during the Spanish Inquisition—traces the group's history of clandestinely conducting their faith and their present-day efforts to reclaim their past. Janet Liebman Jacobs masterfully combines historical and social scientific theory to fashion a brilliant analysis of hidden ancestry and the transformation of religious and ethnic identity.

Grounded Globalism

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Author : James L. Peacock
language : en
Publisher: University of Georgia Press
Release Date : 2011-04-01

Grounded Globalism written by James L. Peacock and has been published by University of Georgia Press this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2011-04-01 with Political Science categories.

The world is flat? Maybe not, says this paradigm-shifting study of globalism's impact on a region legendarily resistant to change. The U.S. South, long defined in terms of its differences with the U.S. North, is moving out of this national and oppositional frame of reference into one that is more international and integrative. Likewise, as the South (home to UPS, CNN, KFC, and other international brands) goes global, people are emigrating there from countries like India, Mexico, and Vietnam--and becoming southerners. Much has been made of the demographic and economic aspects of this shift. Until now, though, no one has systematically shown what globalism means to the southern sense of self. Anthropologist James L. Peacock looks at the South of both the present and the past to develop the idea of "grounded globalism," in which global forces and local cultures rooted in history, tradition, and place reverberate against each other in mutually sustaining and energizing ways. Peacock's focus is on a particular part of the world; however, his model is widely relevant: "Some kind of grounding in locale is necessary to human beings." Grounded Globalism draws on perspectives from fields as diverse as ecology, anthropology, religion, and history to move us beyond the model, advanced by such scholars as C. Vann Woodward, that depicts the South as a region paralyzed by the burden of its past. Peacock notes that, while globalism may lift old burdens, it may at the same time impose new ones. He also maintains that earlier regional identities have not been replaced by the rootless cosmopolitanism of cyberspace or other abstracted systems. Attachments to place remain, even as worldwide markets erase boundaries and flatten out differences and distinctions among nations. Those attachments exert their own pressures back on globalism, says Peacock, with subtle strengths we should not discount.

Around Sarah S Table

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Author : Ruth Zakutinsky
language : en
Publisher: Simon and Schuster
Release Date : 2001-10-23

Around Sarah S Table written by Ruth Zakutinsky and has been published by Simon and Schuster this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2001-10-23 with Religion categories.

A sweet story for someone you love to the sky and back. You know what I love? That every morning, no matter what, you always say: “Today is going to be a beautiful day.” So begins one doll’s tender tribute to her little girl. From playing dress up to finding hidden treasures, these two always have fun because it turns out that what they love most of all is each other. Mimicking the close relationship between a parent and child, this is the perfect “I love you book” for the one nearest and dearest to you.

The Origin Of The Jews

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Author : Steven Weitzman
language : en
Publisher: Princeton University Press
Release Date : 2019-04-02

The Origin Of The Jews written by Steven Weitzman and has been published by Princeton University Press this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2019-04-02 with Religion categories.

The scholarly quest to answer the question of Jewish origins The Jews have one of the longest continuously recorded histories of any people in the world, but what do we actually know about their origins? While many think the answer to this question can be found in the Bible, others look to archaeology or genetics. Some skeptics have even sought to debunk the very idea that the Jews have a common origin. Steven Weitzman takes a learned and lively look at what we know—or think we know—about where the Jews came from, when they arose, and how they came to be. He sheds new light on the assumptions and biases of those seeking answers—and the religious and political agendas that have made finding answers so elusive. Introducing many approaches and theories, The Origin of the Jews brings needed clarity and historical context to this enduring and divisive topic.

Beyond Anne Frank

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Author : Diane L. Wolf
language : en
Publisher: Univ of California Press
Release Date : 2007

Beyond Anne Frank written by Diane L. Wolf and has been published by Univ of California Press this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2007 with History categories.

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Motherloss

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Author : Lynn Davidman
language : en
Publisher: Univ of California Press
Release Date : 2000

Motherloss written by Lynn Davidman and has been published by Univ of California Press this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2000 with Family & Relationships categories.

"Lynn Davidman has written a courageous and important book about the impact of losing one's mother at an early age. Courageous because this is painful material--no one who reads it can help but recall their own mother's passing, even if not at an early age--and important because it seems there are few, if any, other books like it."—Virginia Olesen, University of California, San Francisco "This is an interesting, important, well-written book on a profoundly moving subject."—Barbara Katz Rothman, author of Genetic Maps and Human Imaginations "This is an important contribution to our understanding of the social construction of personal loss. It's an absorbing read and a vivid, often poignant, description of the response to mother loss. Motherloss is a real find for anyone interested in the importance of mothering."— Arlene Kaplan Daniels, Northwestern University "Sociology should focus on the most important human experiences, and Lynn Davidman gives us a sensitive account of the experience of losing one's mother. She shows that a sociology focused on meaning and identity best enables us to understand the personally unique experience of this loss for any individual without losing the shared cultural and social context in which such loss is also given form."—Nancy Chodorow, author of The Power of Feelings

Rooted Globalism

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Author : Kevin Funk
language : en
Publisher: Indiana University Press
Release Date : 2022-10-18

Rooted Globalism written by Kevin Funk and has been published by Indiana University Press this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2022-10-18 with Political Science categories.

Does the concept of nationality apply to the economic elite, or have they shed national identities to form a global capitalist class? In Rooted Globalism, Kevin Funk unpacks dozens of ethnographic interviews he conducted with Latin America's urban-based, Arab-descendant elite class, some of whom also occupy positions of political power in countries such as Argentina, Brazil, and Chile. Based on extensive fieldwork, Funk illuminates how these elites navigate their Arab ancestry, Latin American host cultures, and roles as protagonists of globalization. With the term "rooted globalism," Funk captures the emergence of classed intersectional identities that are simultaneously local, national, transnational, and global. Focusing on an oft-ignored axis of South-South relations (between Latin America and the Arab world), Rooted Globalism provides detailed analysis of the identities, worldviews, and motivations of this group and ultimately reveals that rather than obliterating national identities, global capitalism relies on them.