New Trends in the Study of Haredi Culture and Society

by Nechumi Malovicki-Yaffe and David N. Myers

Book Overview

Who are Haredim? And why are they the source of both increasing attention and continuing misunderstanding? New Trends in the Study of Haredi Culture and Society draws on the innovative research of leading scholars from a variety of disciplines--including history, religious studies, demography, linguistics, and geography--to trace the growing prominence of Haredi (often called ultra-Orthodox) Jews in Jewish life. Haredi Jews are committed to...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1612499929
• ISBN13: 9781612499925
• Release Date: December 2024
• Publisher: Purdue University Press
• Length: 226 Pages