Rivka Neriya-Ben Shahar

Strictly Observant

Amish and Ultra-Orthodox Jewish Women Negotiating Media

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Produktbeschreibung

Strictly Observant presents a compelling ethnographic study of the complex dynamic between women in both the Pennsylvanian Old Order Amish and Israeli Ultra-Orthodox Jewish communities and contemporary media technologies. These women exhibit a deep awareness of how to manage their usage of media as tools to increase their social and religious capital.  

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Produktdetails

• Verlag: Rutgers University Press
• Seitenzahl: 220
• Erscheinungstermin: 12. Januar 2024
• Englisch
• Abmessung: 235mm x 160mm x 6mm
• Gewicht: 322g
• ISBN-13: 9781978805217
• ISBN-10: 1978805217
• Artikelnr.: 67837232

Autorenporträt

RIVKA NERIYA-BEN SHAHAR is a senior lecturer at Sapir Academic College in Sderot, Israel, where she teaches communications, religion, and gender.  

Inhaltsangabe

List of Tables
Introduction: The Miracle, Case Studies, and Methods 
1 Under the Eyes of God: One Day in the Life of an Old Order Amish Woman
2 From the Holy House and Community to the Secular Workplace and Back: One
Day in the Life of an Ultra-Orthodox Woman
3 "Only Occasionally, When I Happen to Be around One": Self-Justifications
of Media Consumption as Boundary Management
4 "My Husband Just Told Me . . .": The Women's Relationships with News
5 "Satan's Tool to Draw Our Focus away from God": The Women's Perceptions
about Media Technologies and Content
6 "We'd Rather Talk about Babies": Sharing Behaviors among Amish and
Ultra-Orthodox Women
7 "I Made It as a Boundary for Myself": Concluding Discussion on the
Women's Boundary Management
Appendix: The Specific Data and Statistics on the Amish and Ultra-Orthodox
Women's Media Consumption
Acknowledgments
Notes
References
Index