New World Hasidism: Ethnographic Studies of Hasidic Jews in America (Suny Series in Anthropology and Judaic Studies)

Hasidim has long been the subject of historical, philosophical, and literary accounts, but it is only in recent years that it has begun to attract the close attention of social scientists. This book highlights contemporary ethnographic perspectives that convey the richness and complexity of Hasidic life. Political engagement, gender roles, ritual life, proselytizing activities, and community revitalization are just some of the topics covered in this study that casts light on one of the more enigmatic religious communities of contemporary America. Boundaries And Self-preservation Among The Hasidim / William Shaffir -- Habad & Habban: 770's Impact On A Yemenite Jewish Community In Israel / Laurence D. Loeb -- The Language Of The Heart: Music In The Lubavitcher Life / Ellen Koskoff -- Varieties Of Fundamentalist Experience: Lubavitch Hasidic And Fundamentalist Christian Approaches To Contemporary Family Life / Lynn Davidman And Janet Stocks -- Engendering Orthodoxy: Newly Orthodox Women And Hasidism / Debra R. Kaufman -- Agents Or Victims Of Religious Ideology? Approaches To Locating Hasidic Women In Feminist Studies / Bonnie Morris -- The Economic Revitalization Of The Hasidic Community Of Williamsburg / George Kranzler -- Home In Exile: Hasidism In The New World / Janet S. Belcove-shalin -- The Bobover Hasidim Piremshpiyl / Shifra Epstein -- The Charismatic Leader Of The Hasidic Community: The Zaddiq, The Rebbe / Solomon Poll. Edited By Janet S. Belcove-shalin. Includes Bibliographical References And Index. Annotation Hasidim has long been the subject of historical, philosophical, and literary accounts, but it is only in recent years that it has begun to attract the close attention of social scientists