The Jewish Woman in Contemporary Society: Transitions and Traditions

by Adrienne Baker

Book Overview

What does it mean to be a Jewish woman today? To an Orthodox woman, it means living a religious way of life in which serving God totally defines her self-perception and her role as wife and mother. For the secular woman, it means having a sense of belonging, although not necessarily to a specific Jewish community. Most contemporary Jewish women fall somewhere in between, but at the core of all of their identities is a complex interweaving of religious...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0814712118
• ISBN13: 9780814712115
• Release Date: October 1993
• Publisher: New York University Press
• Length: 304 Pages
• Weight: 0.81 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.6" x 6.0" x 9.0"