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Women as Ritual Experts: The Religious Lives of Elderly Jewish Women in Jerusalem - Publications of the American Folklore Society Sered, Susan Starr (Lecturer, Department of Sociology and Anthropology, Lecturer, Department of Sociology and Anthropology, Bar-Ilan University, Israel)
Women as Ritual Experts: The Religious Lives of Elderly Jewish Women in Jerusalem - Publications of the American Folklore Society
Sered, Susan Starr (Lecturer, Department of Sociology and Anthropology, Lecturer, Department of Sociology and Anthropology, Bar-Ilan University, Israel)
This ethnography explores the religious beliefs of a group of elderly Jewish women living in Jerusalem. By analyzing their rituals, daily experiences, life-stories and non-verbal gestures, it uncovers the strategies these women have developed to circumvent the patriarchal institutions of Judaism.
186 pages, black & white illustrations
| Media | Books Paperback Book (Book with soft cover and glued back) |
| Released | July 3, 1997 |
| ISBN13 | 9780195111460 |
| Publishers | Oxford University Press Inc |
| Pages | 192 |
| Dimensions | 208 × 138 × 15 mm · 227 g |
| Language | English |