{"product_id":"becoming-un-orthodox-stories-of-ex-hasidic-jews-hardcover-1","title":"Becoming Un-Orthodox: Stories of Ex-Hasidic Jews - Hardcover","description":"\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cp style=\"text-align: right;\"\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/reportcopyrightinfringement.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\"\u003e\u003cb\u003eReport copyright infringement\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eLynn Davidman\u003c\/b\u003e (Author)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eLeaving a religion is not merely a matter of losing or rejecting faith. For many, it involves dramatic changes of everyday routines and personal habits.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eDavidman bases her analysis on in-depth conversations with forty ex-Hasidic individuals. From these conversations emerge accounts of the great fear, angst, and sense of danger that come of leaving a highly bounded enclave community. Many of those interviewed spoke of feeling marginal in their own communities; of strain in their homes due to death, divorce, or their parents' profound religious differences; experienced sexual, physical, or verbal abuse; or expressed an acute awareness of gender inequality, the dissimilar lives of their secular relatives, and forbidden television shows, movies, websites, and books.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eBecoming Un-Orthodox draws much-needed attention to the vital role of the body and bodily behavior in religious practices. It is through physical rituals and routines that the members of a religion, particularly a highly conservative one, constantly create, perform, and reinforce the culture of the religion. Because of the many observances and daily rituals required by their faith, Hasidic defectors are an exemplary case study for exploring the centrality of the body in shaping, maintaining, and shedding religions. This book provides both a moving narrative of the struggles of Hasidic defectors and a compelling call for greater collective understanding of the complex significance of the body in society.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ch3\u003eAuthor Biography\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eLynn Davidman\u003c\/strong\u003e is the Beren Distinguished Professor of Modern Jewish Studies and Professor of Sociology at the University of Kansas. She is the author of \u003cem\u003eTradition in a Rootless World\u003c\/em\u003e, which won a National Jewish Book Award, \u003cem\u003eMotherloss\u003c\/em\u003e, and \u003cem\u003eFeminist Perspectives in Jewish Studies\u003c\/em\u003e, co-edited with Shelly Tenenbaum. Her research has appeared in such journals as \u003cem\u003eSociology of Religion\u003c\/em\u003e and \u003cem\u003eJournal for the Scientific Study of Religion\u003c\/em\u003e. She serves on the advisory board of the Center for the Study of Religion at Princeton University and is a member of the editorial board for \u003cem\u003eQualitative Sociology\u003c\/em\u003e.\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 272\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 1 x 9.3 x 6.4 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e December 01, 2014\u003c\/div\u003e\n            ","brand":"BooksCloud","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":42562774499424,"sku":"9780199380503","price":57.39,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0598\/1922\/9280\/files\/VW1PZG9KM0tITGlJUUxRMG11RUI3UT09.webp?v=1770375333","url":"https:\/\/bijoucc.myshopify.com\/products\/becoming-un-orthodox-stories-of-ex-hasidic-jews-hardcover-1","provider":"CARIBBEAN CONNECT","version":"1.0","type":"link"}