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Jewish bodylore : feminist and queer ethnographies of folk practices
- Title
- Jewish bodylore : feminist and queer ethnographies of folk practices / Amy K. Milligan.
- Author
- Milligan, Amy K., 1982-
- Publication
- Lanham, Maryland : Lexington Books, [2019]
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Available - Can be used on site. Please visit New York Public Library - Schwarzman Building to submit a request in person. | Text | Use in library | JFE 19-7487 | Schwarzman Building - Dorot Jewish Division Room 111 |
Details
- Description
- x, 129 pages; 24 cm.
- Summary
- "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"--
- Series Statement
- Studies in folklore and ethnology: traditions, practices, and identities
- Uniform Title
- Studies in folklore and ethnology: traditions, practices, and identities.
- Subjects
- Bibliography (note)
- Includes bibliographical references and index.
- Contents
- Introduction: Jews, gender, and bodylore -- Chapter 1: The subversive Jewish feminist body: creating spaces of protest through embodiment in synagogue life -- Chapter 2: Renewing her body: engaging Jewish women's bodies in synagogue life -- Chapter 3: Rebellious hair: Jewish feminist reinterpretations of the Orthodox Jewish ritual of Upsherin -- Chapter 4: The Rose Winkel: Jewish navigation of the reappropriation of a Nazi symbol by LGBTQ young adults -- Chapter 5: Queerly stitched: religious garb and LGBTQ Jewish pride symbols -- Conclusion: Applications of Jewish feminist bodylore.
- Call Number
- JFE 19-7487
- ISBN
- 9781498595797
- 1498595790
- LCCN
- 2018052568
- OCLC
- 1057297629
- Author
- Milligan, Amy K., 1982- author.
- Title
- Jewish bodylore : feminist and queer ethnographies of folk practices / Amy K. Milligan.
- Publisher
- Lanham, Maryland : Lexington Books, [2019]
- Type of Content
- text
- Type of Medium
- unmediated
- Type of Carrier
- volume
- Series
- Studies in folklore and ethnology: traditions, practices, and identitiesStudies in folklore and ethnology: traditions, practices, and identities.
- Bibliography
- Includes bibliographical references and index.
- Other Form:
- Online version: Milligan, Amy K., 1982- author. Jewish bodylore Lanham, MD : Lexington Books, [2019] 9781498595803 (DLC) 2018055015
- Research Call Number
- JFE 19-7487