Becoming Frum: How Newcomers Learn the Language and Culture of Orthodox Judaism - Couverture rigide

Benor, Sarah Bunin

 
9780813553900: Becoming Frum: How Newcomers Learn the Language and Culture of Orthodox Judaism
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ISBN 10 : 0813553903 ISBN 13 : 9780813553900
Editeur : Rutgers University Press, 2012

Synopsis

Winner, 2013 Sami Rohr Choice Award for Jewish Literature

When non-Orthodox Jews become frum (religious), they encounter much more than dietary laws and Sabbath prohibitions. They find themselves in the midst of a whole new culture, involving matchmakers, homemade gefilte fish, and Yiddish-influenced grammar. Becoming Frum explains how these newcomers learn Orthodox language and culture through their interactions with community veterans and other newcomers. Some take on as much as they can as quickly as they can, going beyond the norms of those raised in the community. Others maintain aspects of their pre-Orthodox selves, yielding unique combinations, like Matisyahu's reggae music or Hebrew words and sing-song intonation used with American slang, as in "mamish (really) keepin' it real."

Sarah Bunin Benor brings insight into the phenomenon of adopting a new identity based on ethnographic and sociolinguistic research among men and women in an American Orthodox community. Her analysis is applicable to other situations of adult language socialization, such as students learning medical jargon or Canadians moving to Australia. Becoming Frum offers a scholarly and accessible look at the linguistic and cultural process of "becoming."

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À propos de l?auteur

SARAH BUNIN BENOR is an associate professor of contemporary Jewish studies at Hebrew Union College-Jewish Institute of Religion. She has published and lectured widely on sociolinguistics, Jewish languages, and Orthodox Jews.

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Éditeur
Rutgers University Press
Date d'édition
2012
Langue
anglais
ISBN 10 
0813553903
ISBN 13 
9780813553900
Reliure
Relié
Nombre de pages
288
Coordonnées du fabricant
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Personne responsable
gpsr@libri.de
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9780813553894: Becoming Frum: How Newcomers Learn the Language and Culture of Orthodox Judaism

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ISBN 10 :  081355389X ISBN 13 :  9780813553894
Editeur : Rutgers University Press, 2012
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