Does This Tallit Make Me Look Like a Feminist? Gender, Performance, and Ritual Garments in Contemporary Conservative/Masorti Judaism

Does This Tallit Make Me Look Like a Feminist? Gender, Performance, and Ritual Garments in Contemporary Conservative/Masorti Judaism

This paper explores the way contemporary American Conservative Jewish communities express ideas of egalitarianism and feminism through active use of specific ritual garments (tallit and tefillin). It addresses the meanings that these garments currently have on individual, communal, and institutional...

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Main Author: Nudell, Talia
Other Authors: Silverman, Carol
Language:en_US
Published: University of Oregon 2016
Subjects:
Clothing
Ritual
Tallit
Tefillin
Online Access:http://hdl.handle.net/1794/20713
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spelling ndltd-uoregon.edu-oai-scholarsbank.uoregon.edu-1794-207132018-12-20T05:48:31Z Does This Tallit Make Me Look Like a Feminist? Gender, Performance, and Ritual Garments in Contemporary Conservative/Masorti Judaism Nudell, Talia Silverman, Carol Clothing Ritual Tallit Tefillin This paper explores the way contemporary American Conservative Jewish communities express ideas of egalitarianism and feminism through active use of specific ritual garments (tallit and tefillin). It addresses the meanings that these garments currently have on individual, communal, and institutional levels. Additionally, it considers women’s changing roles regarding ritual and participation in these communities. It also considers that in this context, when women take on additional religious obligations they are simultaneously representing feminist and religious issues and actions, and the conversations between these ideas. 2016-11-21T16:59:14Z 2016-11-21T16:59:14Z 2016-11-21 Electronic Thesis or Dissertation http://hdl.handle.net/1794/20713 en_US All Rights Reserved. University of Oregon
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topic Clothing
Ritual
Tallit
Tefillin
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Ritual
Tallit
Tefillin
Nudell, Talia
Does This Tallit Make Me Look Like a Feminist? Gender, Performance, and Ritual Garments in Contemporary Conservative/Masorti Judaism
description This paper explores the way contemporary American Conservative Jewish communities express ideas of egalitarianism and feminism through active use of specific ritual garments (tallit and tefillin). It addresses the meanings that these garments currently have on individual, communal, and institutional levels. Additionally, it considers women’s changing roles regarding ritual and participation in these communities. It also considers that in this context, when women take on additional religious obligations they are simultaneously representing feminist and religious issues and actions, and the conversations between these ideas.
author2 Silverman, Carol
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Nudell, Talia
author Nudell, Talia
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title Does This Tallit Make Me Look Like a Feminist? Gender, Performance, and Ritual Garments in Contemporary Conservative/Masorti Judaism
title_short Does This Tallit Make Me Look Like a Feminist? Gender, Performance, and Ritual Garments in Contemporary Conservative/Masorti Judaism
title_full Does This Tallit Make Me Look Like a Feminist? Gender, Performance, and Ritual Garments in Contemporary Conservative/Masorti Judaism
title_fullStr Does This Tallit Make Me Look Like a Feminist? Gender, Performance, and Ritual Garments in Contemporary Conservative/Masorti Judaism
title_full_unstemmed Does This Tallit Make Me Look Like a Feminist? Gender, Performance, and Ritual Garments in Contemporary Conservative/Masorti Judaism
title_sort does this tallit make me look like a feminist? gender, performance, and ritual garments in contemporary conservative/masorti judaism
publisher University of Oregon
publishDate 2016
url http://hdl.handle.net/1794/20713
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