Doubting the Devout

The Ultra-Orthodox in the Jewish American Imagination

Fiction & Literature, Literary Theory & Criticism, American, Nonfiction, Religion & Spirituality, Judaism
Cover of the book Doubting the Devout by Nora L Rubel, Columbia University Press
View on Amazon View on AbeBooks View on Kobo View on B.Depository View on eBay View on Walmart
Author: Nora L Rubel ISBN: 9780231512589
Publisher: Columbia University Press Publication: December 28, 2009
Imprint: Columbia University Press Language: English
Author: Nora L Rubel
ISBN: 9780231512589
Publisher: Columbia University Press
Publication: December 28, 2009
Imprint: Columbia University Press
Language: English

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 leadership and other controversial issues have sparked an increasingly visible and voluble culture war between America's ultra-Orthodox and non-Orthodox Jews, one that has found a particularly creative voice in literature, media, and film.

Unpacking the work of Allegra Goodman, Tova Mirvis, Pearl Abraham, Erich Segal, Anne Roiphe, and others, as well as television shows and films such as A Price Above Rubies, Nora L. Rubel investigates the choices non-haredi Jews have made as they represent the character and characters of ultra-Orthodox Jews. In these artistic and aesthetic acts, Rubel recasts the war over gender and family and the anxieties over acculturation, Americanization, and continuity. More than just a study of Jewishness and Jewish self-consciousness, Doubting the Devout will speak to any reader who has struggled to balance religion, family, and culture.

View on Amazon View on AbeBooks View on Kobo View on B.Depository View on eBay View on Walmart

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 leadership and other controversial issues have sparked an increasingly visible and voluble culture war between America's ultra-Orthodox and non-Orthodox Jews, one that has found a particularly creative voice in literature, media, and film.

Unpacking the work of Allegra Goodman, Tova Mirvis, Pearl Abraham, Erich Segal, Anne Roiphe, and others, as well as television shows and films such as A Price Above Rubies, Nora L. Rubel investigates the choices non-haredi Jews have made as they represent the character and characters of ultra-Orthodox Jews. In these artistic and aesthetic acts, Rubel recasts the war over gender and family and the anxieties over acculturation, Americanization, and continuity. More than just a study of Jewishness and Jewish self-consciousness, Doubting the Devout will speak to any reader who has struggled to balance religion, family, and culture.

More books from Columbia University Press

Cover of the book Hegel and the Infinite by Nora L Rubel
Cover of the book Renegade Regimes by Nora L Rubel
Cover of the book Fairbairn’s Object Relations Theory in the Clinical Setting by Nora L Rubel
Cover of the book Quotations for All Occasions by Nora L Rubel
Cover of the book Transforming America by Nora L Rubel
Cover of the book Human Services Management by Nora L Rubel
Cover of the book Hollywood and Hitler, 1933-1939 by Nora L Rubel
Cover of the book The Practices of the Enlightenment by Nora L Rubel
Cover of the book Hollywood Lighting from the Silent Era to Film Noir by Nora L Rubel
Cover of the book The Emergence of Iranian Nationalism by Nora L Rubel
Cover of the book Hollywood and the Culture Elite by Nora L Rubel
Cover of the book New Strategies for Social Innovation by Nora L Rubel
Cover of the book Modernism and the Architecture of Private Life by Nora L Rubel
Cover of the book The Columbia Sourcebook of Mormons in the United States by Nora L Rubel
Cover of the book Jacques Lacan, Past and Present by Nora L Rubel
We use our own "cookies" and third party cookies to improve services and to see statistical information. By using this website, you agree to our Privacy Policy