Yeshiva Fundamentalism : : Piety, Gender, and Resistance in the Ultra-Orthodox World / / Nurit Stadler.
2009 Choice Outstanding Academic TitleThe 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 evi...
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Place / Publishing House: | New York, NY : : New York University Press, , [2009] ©2009 |
Year of Publication: | 2009 |
Language: | English |
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Physical Description: | 1 online resource :; 16 black and white illustrations |
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Table of Contents:
- Frontmatter
- Contents
- Acknowledgments
- Preface
- 1 I ntroduction: Redefining Male Piety and Fundamentalism
- 2. Yeshiva Fundamentalism in Israel’s Haredi Community
- 3. On the Edge of Transgression: The Study of the Talmud and the “Evil Inclination
- 4. Challenges to the Fundamentalist Denunciation of Work
- 5. The Idealization of Soldiers’ Masculinity
- 6. The Domestication of Masculine Piety
- 7. A Case Study: Terror, ZAKA, and the “Soldiers of Piety
- 8. Conclusion: A Reconstruction of Fundamentalism and Piety
- Notes
- References
- Index
- About the Author