Hair, Headwear, and Orthodox Jewish Women: Kallah's Choice

by Amy K. Milligan

Book Overview

Hair, Headwear, and Orthodox Jewish Women comments on hair covering based on an ethnographic study of the lives of Orthodox Jewish women in a small non-metropolitan synagogue. It brings the often overlooked stories of these women to the forefront and probes questions as to how their location in a small community affects their behavioral choices, particularly regarding the folk practice of hair covering. A kallah, or bride, makes the decision as to...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1498505546
• ISBN13: 9781498505543
• Release Date: May 2016
• Publisher: Lexington Books
• Length: 166 Pages
• Weight: 0.50 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.4" x 6.0" x 8.9"