Amy K. Milligan

Jewish Bodylore

Feminist and Queer Ethnographies of Folk Practices

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Produktbeschreibung

Jewish Bodylore explores the symbology of the Jewish body. It considers how Jewish bodies can be conceptualized using folkloristics and how feminist methodologies of the body can be applied fairly to Jewish bodies, celebrating the multitude of ways in which the body can be conceptualized and experienced.

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Produktdetails

• Studies in Folklore and Ethnology: Traditions, Practices, and Identities
• Verlag: Lexington Books
• Seitenzahl: 142
• Erscheinungstermin: 27. Dezember 2018
• Englisch
• Abmessung: 235mm x 157mm x 12mm
• Gewicht: 369g
• ISBN-13: 9781498595797
• ISBN-10: 1498595790
• Artikelnr.: 54391488

Autorenporträt

Amy K. Milligan is Batten endowed assistant professor of Jewish studies and women's studies at Old Dominion University, where she is also director of the Institute of Jewish Studies and Interfaith Understanding.

Inhaltsangabe

Acknowledgements Chapter 1: Introduction: Jews, Gender, and Bodylore
Chapter 2: The Subversive Jewish Feminist Body: Creating Spaces of Protest
through Embodiment in Synagogue Life Chapter 3: Renewing Her Body: Engaging
Jewish Women's Bodies in Synagogue Life Chapter 4: Rebellious Hair: Jewish
Feminist Reinterpretations of the Orthodox Jewish Ritual of Upsherin
Chapter 5: The Rose Winkel: Jewish Navigation of the Reappropriation of a
Nazi Symbol by LGBTQ Young Adults Chapter 6: Queerly Stitched: Religious
Garb and LGBTQ Jewish Pride Symbols Chapter 7: Conclusion: Applications of
Jewish Feminist Bodylore Glossary Bibliography About the Author