Jewish Bodylore (eBook)

Feminist and Queer Ethnographies of Folk Practices

Amy K. Milligan (Autor)

eBook Download: EPUB

2018
140 Seiten
Lexington Books (Verlag)
978-1-4985-9580-3 (ISBN)

Infos

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.

---

Jewish Bodylore: Feminist and Queer Ethnographies of Folk Practices explores the Jewish body and its symbology as a space for identity communication, applying the tools of bodylore (the folkloric study of the body) to the Jewish body in ways that are in line both with feminist and queer theory. The text centers a feminist folkloric approach to embodiment while simultaneously recognizing its overlaps with the study of Jewish bodies and symbols. It investigates Jewish embodiment with a keen eye to that which breaks from tradition. Consideration is given to the ways in which bodies intersect with time and space in the synagogue, within religious movements, in secular culture, and in childhood ritual. Representing a unique approach to contemporary Jewish Studies, this book argues that Jewish bodies and the intersections they represent are at the core of understanding the contemporary Jewish experience. Rather than abandoning or dismissing Judaism, many contemporary Jews use their bodies as a canvas, claiming space for themselves, demonstrating a deliberate and calculated navigation of Jewish law, and engaging a traditionally patriarchal symbol set which, in its feminist use, amplifies their voices in a context which might otherwise silence them. Through these actions and choices, contemporary Jews demonstrate a nuanced understanding of their public identities as gendered and sexed bodies and a commitment to working towards increased inclusivity within the larger Jewish and secular communities. In the end, this book is a foray into the world of Jewish bodies, how they 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.

Autor

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.

Inhalt

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 LifeChapter 4: Rebellious Hair: Jewish Feminist Reinterpretations of the Orthodox Jewish Ritual of UpsherinChapter 5: The Rose Winkel: Jewish Navigation of the Reappropriation of a Nazi Symbol by LGBTQ Young AdultsChapter 6: Queerly Stitched: Religious Garb and LGBTQ Jewish Pride SymbolsChapter 7: Conclusion: Applications of Jewish Feminist BodyloreGlossary BibliographyAbout the Author

Produkt-Details

• Reihe/Serie: Studies in Folklore and Ethnology: Traditions, Practices, and Identities
• Zusatzinfo: 2 Illustrations including: - 2 Tables.
• Verlagsort: Lanham
• Sprache: englisch
• Themenwelt: Literatur ► Essays / Feuilleton
• Themenwelt: Geisteswissenschaften ► Sprach- / Literaturwissenschaft ► Anglistik / Amerikanistik
• Themenwelt: Geisteswissenschaften ► Sprach- / Literaturwissenschaft ► Literaturwissenschaft
• Themenwelt: Sozialwissenschaften ► Soziologie ► Gender Studies
• Themenwelt: Sozialwissenschaften ► Soziologie ► Spezielle Soziologien
• Schlagworte: Jewish Studies • Judiasm • LGBT Jewish Studies • Queer Studies • Religion • Religious Studies
• ISBN-10: 1-4985-9580-4 / 1498595804
• ISBN-13: 978-1-4985-9580-3 / 9781498595803