Queer Judaism LGBT activism and the remaking of Jewish Orthodoxy in Israel / Orit Avishai.

Author/creator Avishai, Orit
Format Electronic
Publication InfoNew York : New York University Press, [2023]
Descriptionxiv, 301 pages ; 24 cm
Supplemental ContentFull text available from Ebook Central - Academic Complete
Subjects

Contents 1. Making a Social Movement: From Anonymous Chatrooms to the Synagogue And Streets -- 2. Unlivable Lives: Shattered Pictures and the Desire to be "Normal" -- 3. Orthodox Queer Worldmaking: Everyday Theologies of Life, Sex, and God -- 4. Educating our Rabbis: From a Theology of Transgression to a Theology of Tolerance (and Beyond) -- 5. Telling Stories, Making Space: Politics of Authenticity -- 6. The Battle for Judaism's Straight Soul: Queer Antics, Religious Restraint, and Respectability Politics.
Abstract "A compelling look at how Orthodox Jewish LGBT persons in Israel created a social movement and came to be seen as authentically Orthodox"-- Provided by publisher.
Bibliography noteIncludes bibliographical references (pages 275-288) and index.
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Technical detailsMode of access: World Wide Web
Genre/formElectronic books.
LCCN 2022027522
ISBN9781479810017 (hardback)
ISBN9781479810031 (paperback)
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