Doubting the devout : the ultra-orthodox in the Jewish American imagination

Doubting the devout : the ultra-orthodox in the Jewish American imagination /

Before 1985, depictions of ultra-Orthodox Jews in popular American culture were rare, and if they did appear, in films such as Fiddler on the Roof or within the novels of Chaim Potok, they evoked a nostalgic vision of Old World tradition. Yet the ordination of women into positions of religious leade...

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Main Author: Rubel, Nora L., 1974-
Format: Electronic eBook
Language:English
Published: New York : Columbia University Press, ©2010.
Series:Religion and American culture (New York, N.Y.)
Subjects:
Ultra-Orthodox Jews > United States > Public opinion.
Public opinion > United States.
Jews in popular culture > United States.
American fiction > Jewish authors > History and criticism.
ART > Performance.
ART > Reference.
RELIGION > Judaism > Orthodox.
American fiction > Jewish authors
Jews in popular culture
Public opinion
United States.
United States
Criticism, interpretation, etc.
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