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. Series: Publications of The American Folklore Society. Num Pages: 192 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1FBH; HRJ; JFSJ1; JFSR1; JHM. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 209 x 138 x 14. Weight in Grams: 245. . 1996. Revised ed. paperback. . . . . Books ship from the US and Ireland.

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Title: Women As Ritual Experts: The Religious Lives of Elderly Jewish Women in Jerusalem (American Folklore Society, New Series) (Publications of the American Folklore Society)
Publisher: Oxford University Press, USA
Publication Date: 1996
Language: English
ISBN 10: 019511146X
ISBN 13: 9780195111460
Binding: Soft cover
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This ethnography explores the religious beliefs and rituals of a group of elderly Jewish women, originally from Kurdistan and Yemen, who now live in Jerusalem. Sered visited the women in their homes and accompanied them on trips to holy tombs, local ethnic synagogues, and Judaica classes. She finds that, though mainly illiterate and excluded from formal religious practices, the women are experts in rituals aimed at safeguarding the well-being of their extended families. By analyzing their rituals, daily experiences, life-stories, and non-verbal gestures, Sered uncovers the strategies these women have used to circumvent the patriarchal institutions of Judaism, and how they have developed their own "little tradition" within and parallel to the "great tradition" of Torah Judaism.

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Susan Starr Sered is at Bar-Ilan University.

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