Women As Ritual Experts: The Religious Lives of Elderly Jewish Women in Jerusalem (American Folklore Society, New Series)
	Author: Susan Starr Sered Published: 1996-11-21
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Customer comments on this selection. Invaluable read for women of any religion You don't have to be a student of religious studies to enjoy this book. Though it's an anthropological study, it's highly readable & I found myself often continuing on ahead, further than what was assigned for the day. The elderly Jewish women of Sered's study are brought to life & I found them fascinating. The book concluded far too soon. Susan Starr Sered, in researching & writing about the religious lives of elderly Jewish women in Jerusalem, "hope[s] to challenge preconceptions about the very nature of such concepts as the sacred, the holy, and human spirituality" (3). By talking & listening to the illiterate, uneducated women in her study group, observing & interpreting their activities & gestures, Sered finds that 50% of Judaic practice & belief is developed outside of prescribed law & ritual. Women's Judaism is far different from men's, yet no less complex, meaningful, & vibrant. Through interpretation & innovation, women restructure paternalistic & androcentric religious beliefs & traditions. By creating living, useful, & meaningful spirituality appropriate to their own unique needs, these elderly Jewish women can provide inspiration for all women who too often feel alienated & excluded from male-dominated religious institutions.
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