Jewish bodylore feminist and queer ethnographies of folk practices / Amy K. Milligan.

Author/creator Milligan, Amy K., 1982-
Format Electronic
Publication InfoLanham, MD : Lexington Books, [2019]
Description1 online resource.
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SeriesStudies in folklore and ethnology: traditions, practices, and identities
Contents Introduction: Jews, gender, and bodylore -- Chapter 1: The subversive Jewish feminist body: creating spaces of protest through embodiment in synagogue life -- Chapter 2: Renewing her body: engaging Jewish women's bodies in synagogue life -- Chapter 3: Rebellious hair: Jewish feminist reinterpretations of the Orthodox Jewish ritual of Upsherin -- Chapter 4: The Rose Winkel: Jewish navigation of the reappropriation of a Nazi symbol by LGBTQ young adults -- Chapter 5: Queerly stitched: religious garb and LGBTQ Jewish pride symbols -- Conclusion: Applications of Jewish feminist bodylore.
Abstract "Jewish Bodylore explores the symbology of the Jewish body. It considers how Jewish bodies can be conceptualized using folkloristics and how feminist methodologies of the body can be applied fairly to Jewish bodies, celebrating the multitude of ways in which the body can be conceptualized and experienced"-- Provided by publisher.
Bibliography noteIncludes bibliographical references.
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Technical detailsMode of access: World Wide Web
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Issued in other formPrint version: Milligan, Amy K., 1982- author. Jewish bodylore Lanham, MD : Lexington Books, [2019] 9781498595797
Genre/formElectronic books.
LCCN 2018055015
ISBN9781498595803 (epub)

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