Women As Ritual Experts The Religious Lives of Elderly Jewish Women in Jerusalem

Name: Women As Ritual Experts The Religious Lives of Elderly Jewish Women in Jerusalem
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ISBN: 9780195111460

ISBN-10: 019511146X

ISBN-13: 9780195111460

Edition: 1997 (Reprint)

Authors: Susan Starr Sered

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This ethnography explores the religious beliefs and rituals of a group of elderly Jewish women, originally from Kurdistan and Yemen, who now live in Jerusalem. Sered visited the women in their homes and accompanied them on trips to holy tombs, local ethnic synagogues, and Judaica classes. She finds that, though mainly illiterate and excluded from formal religious practices, the women are experts in rituals aimed at safeguarding the well-being of their extended families. By analyzing their rituals, daily experiences, life-stories, and non-verbal gestures, Sered uncovers the strategies these women have used to circumvent the patriarchal institutions of Judaism, and how they have developed…

Book details

List price: $58.00
Copyright year: 1997
Publisher: Oxford University Press, Incorporated
Publication date: 11/21/1996
Binding: Paperback
Pages: 192
Size: 8.15" wide x 5.43" long x 0.59" tall
Weight: 0.550
Language: English



Acknowledgments


Introduction



Old Women as the Link Between the Generations



The Dual Meaning of Religiosity Women, Men, and Morality



Between Woman and God



From the Female Perspective



Sacralizing the Feminine Food Preparation As a Religious Activity



The Liberation of Widowhood From the Private to the Public



Ritual Expertise In the Modern World


Conclusion: The Makingof a Ritual Expert


Glossary of Hebrew Terms


Notes


Bibliography


Index