Strictly kosher reading: popular literature and the condition of contemporary orthodoxy
Auteur :
Finkelman, Yoel
Éditeur :
Academic Studies Press
ISBN :
9781936235377
Date de publication :
18 août 2011
Dimensions :
23,4 x 15,5 cm
Poids :
540 g
Format :
Cloth over boards
Langue :
Anglais
Pays d'origine :
USA
In every Haredi [ultra-Orthodox] neighbourhood, bookstores overflow with titles written by and for Haredi Jews. This title offers a reading of contemporary Haredi fiction, self-help, history, and theology, explaining how this isolationist religious community constructs its complex and paradoxical relationship with contemporary culture.