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Between feminism and Orthodox Judaism : resistance, identity, and religious change in Israel / by Yael Israel-Cohen.

By: Material type: TextTextSeries: Jewish identities in a changing world ; v. 20.Publication details: Leiden ; Boston : Brill, 2012.Description: 1 online resourceContent type:
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ISBN:
  • 9789004235311
  • 9004235310
Subject(s): Additional physical formats: Print version:: Between feminism and Orthodox Judaism.DDC classification:
  • 296.8/32082 23
LOC classification:
  • BM729.W6
Other classification:
  • online - EBSCO
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Contents:
Preface; Acknowledgements; Part I Religion, Modernity, and Women; Chapter One Religious Change and Women's Agency in Conservative Religions; Chapter Two Modern Orthodox Judaism and Women's Standing; Chapter Three Methodology; Part II Exclusion and Resistance; Chapter Four The Battle over Women's Standing in Synagogue Ritual; Chapter Five Orthodox Women Rabbis? "It's Only a Matter of Time"; Part III Behind the Label: "I am an Orthodox Feminist"; Chapter Six The Cultural Contextualization of Orthodox Feminist Identity
Chapter Seven Orthodox Feminists Talk about Feminism in a Wider PerspectivePart IV Orthodox Feminism beyond a Gendered Discourse; Chapter Eight The Trend towards an Increasingly Hybrid and Pluralistic Orthodoxy; Chapter Nine The Present and the Future of Orthodox Feminism; Appendix; Bibliography; Index
Summary: In Between Feminism and Orthodox Judaism, Yael Israel-Cohen offers an intricate picture of feminist religious identity, resistance, and religious change.

Includes bibliographical references and index.

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In Between Feminism and Orthodox Judaism, Yael Israel-Cohen offers an intricate picture of feminist religious identity, resistance, and religious change.

Preface; Acknowledgements; Part I Religion, Modernity, and Women; Chapter One Religious Change and Women's Agency in Conservative Religions; Chapter Two Modern Orthodox Judaism and Women's Standing; Chapter Three Methodology; Part II Exclusion and Resistance; Chapter Four The Battle over Women's Standing in Synagogue Ritual; Chapter Five Orthodox Women Rabbis? "It's Only a Matter of Time"; Part III Behind the Label: "I am an Orthodox Feminist"; Chapter Six The Cultural Contextualization of Orthodox Feminist Identity

Chapter Seven Orthodox Feminists Talk about Feminism in a Wider PerspectivePart IV Orthodox Feminism beyond a Gendered Discourse; Chapter Eight The Trend towards an Increasingly Hybrid and Pluralistic Orthodoxy; Chapter Nine The Present and the Future of Orthodox Feminism; Appendix; Bibliography; Index