Making Bodies Kosher

The Politics of Reproduction among Haredi Jews in England
1. Auflage 2019
ISBN: 978-1-78920-228-1
Verlag: Berghahn Books

Buch, Englisch, Band 42, 286 Seiten, Format (B × H): 157 mm x 235 mm, Gewicht: 571 g

Reihe: Fertility, Reproduction and Sexuality: Social and Cultural Perspectives

For Haredi Jews, reproduction is entangled with issues of health, bodily governance and identity. This is an analysis of the ways in which Haredi Jews negotiate healthcare services using theoretical perspectives in political philosophy. It is the first archival and ethnographic study of Haredi Jews in the UK and sits at the intersection of medical anthropology, social history and Jewish studies. It will allow readers to understand how reproductive care issues affect this growing minority population.

Autoren/Hrsg.

Kasstan, Ben

Fachgebiete

• Geisteswissenschaften Jüdische Studien Jüdische Studien Jüdische Studien: Leben & Praxis, Soziale Aspekte
• Sozialwissenschaften Ethnologie | Volkskunde Ethnologie Kultur- und Sozialethnologie: Politische Ethnologie, Recht, Organisation, Identität
• Sozialwissenschaften Soziologie | Soziale Arbeit Soziale Gruppen/Soziale Themen Abtreibung, Geburtenkontrolle: Soziale & Ethische Themen
• Sozialwissenschaften Ethnologie | Volkskunde Ethnologie Religionsethnologie
• Sozialwissenschaften Ethnologie | Volkskunde Ethnologie Kultur- und Sozialethnologie: Allgemeines

Inhaltsverzeichnis

List of Illustrations

Acknowledgements

Notes on Text and Transliteration

Introduction

PART I: 'COMMUNITY' HEALTH

Chapter 1. The Pursuit of Self-protection


Chapter 2. Culture, Faith and Health

PART II: MATERNITY AND INFANT BODY POLITICS

Chapter 3. Maternity Matters

Chapter 4. Immunities and Immunisations

Conclusion: Antonymic Immunities

Appendix

List of Archival Materials and Oral Histories

Glossary

Index

Über Autor(innen)

Kasstan, Ben
Ben Kasstan is a social and medical anthropologist. He is currently a Research Fellow in the Department of Anthropology, University of Sussex (UK).