Young Men in Israeli Haredi Yeshiva Education: The Scholars' Enclave in Unrest

Erscheinungsjahr 2012
ISBN: 978-90-04-23469-7
Verlag: Brill

Buch, Englisch, Band 19, 192 Seiten, Format (B × H): 155 mm x 241 mm, Gewicht: 431 g

Reihe: Jewish Identities in a Changing World

By looking at the case of Lithuanian yeshivas in Israel, Yohai Hakak’s book explores the internal tensions and dynamics of religious orders during a stage of a relative ‘loss of charisma’, in which the enthusiasm of the founding generation has diminished. It is the first study to include participant observations conducted within these institutions, which are the sacred heart of this segregated and highly religious community. The book highlights the current crisis these fundamentalist institutions are going through marked by a dramatic growth in yeshiva dropout rates. It examines the new and innovative ways the rabbis are trying to respond to the crisis. As part of these attempts the rabbinical discourse portrays a unique utopian and egalitarian world governed by supernatural forces and unlimited spiritual resources and incorporates Western psychological and democratic ideas.

Zielgruppe

Those interested in contemporary Israeli society, the contemporary Haredi community and contemporary Judaism, as well as those interested in religious fundamentalist education and religious enclave communities.

Autoren/Hrsg.

Hakak, Yohai

Fachgebiete

• Geisteswissenschaften Jüdische Studien Jüdische Studien Orthodoxes Judentum
• Geisteswissenschaften Jüdische Studien Geschichte des Judentums Geschichte des Judentums: Moderne & Gegenwart
• Geisteswissenschaften Jüdische Studien Jüdische Studien Jüdische Studien: Theologie
• Geisteswissenschaften Jüdische Studien Jüdische Studien Judentum: Einzelne Gruppen
• Geisteswissenschaften Jüdische Studien Jüdische Studien Jüdische Studien: Leben & Praxis, Soziale Aspekte

Inhaltsverzeichnis

Acknowledgments
Introduction
Chapter 1: The Literature: Fundamentalism and the Haredi Society: Between Tradition and Change
Chapter 2: Collecting the Data: Beginnings
Chapter 3: The Ideal Haredi Male Body: The Struggles between Body and Soul in Haredi Education
Chapter 4: Equality or Excellence in Students’ Achievements
Chapter 5: Holy Amnesia: Remembering Religious Sages as Superhumans or as Simply Human
Chapter 6: Deviating, Resisting and Challenging the Ideal Male Bodily Model
Chapter 7: Psychology and Democracy in the Name of the God? Modern and Secular Discourses on Parenting in the Service of Conservative Religious Aims
Chapter 8: Will the Scholars’ Enclave Re-adjust?
Bibliography

Über Autor(innen)

Hakak, Yohai
Yohai Hakak, Ph.D. (1970), is a senior lecturer at the School of Health Sciences and Social Work, University of Portsmouth. He has published many articles and mongraphs and co-directed a documentary series about the Jewish Haredi community in Israel.

Yohai Hakak, Ph.D. (1970), is a senior lecturer at the School of Health Sciences and Social Work, University of Portsmouth. He has published many articles and mongraphs and co-directed a documentary series about the Jewish Haredi community in Israel.