Amy K. Milligan

Jewish Bodylore

Feminist and Queer Ethnographies of Folk Practices

• Broschiertes Buch

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.

Produktdetails

• Studies in Folklore and Ethnology: Traditions, Practices, and Identities
• Verlag: Lexington Books
• Seitenzahl: 140
• Erscheinungstermin: 19. April 2021
• Englisch
• Abmessung: 229mm x 152mm x 8mm
• Gewicht: 215g
• ISBN-13: 9781498595810
• ISBN-10: 1498595812
• Artikelnr.: 61687551

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 BibliographyAbout the Author