Becoming Frum : How Newcomers Learn the Language and Culture of Orthodox Judaism.
Title:
Becoming Frum : How Newcomers Learn the Language and Culture of Orthodox Judaism.
Author:
Benor, Sarah Bunin.
ISBN:
9780813553917
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Physical Description:
1 online resource (270 pages)
Series:
Jewish Cultures of the World
Contents:
Title Series Information -- Title Page -- Copyright Page -- Dedication -- Contents -- List of Figures -- List of Tables -- Preface -- Acknowledgments -- Transcription Conventions -- Chapter 1. Introduction: Orthodox Jews and Language Socialization -- Chapter 2. "Now You Look Like a Lady": Adventures in Ethnographic and Sociolinguistic Fieldwork -- Chapter 3. "He Has Tzitzis Hanging Out of His Ponytail": Orthodox Cultural Practices and How BTs Adapt Them -- Chapter 4. "This is Not What to Record": Yiddish, Hebrew, and the English of Orthodox Jews -- Chapter 5. "Torah or Toyrah": Language and the Modern Orthodox to Black Hat Continuum -- Chapter 6. "Just Keepin' It Real, Mamish": Why Ba'alei Teshuva Adopt (or Avoid) Orthodox Language -- Chapter 7. "I Finally Got the Lingo": Progression in Newcomers' Acquisition of Orthodox Language -- Chapter 8. "A Ba'al Teshuva Freak": Distinguishing Practices of Newly Orthodox Jews -- Chapter 9. Matisyahu and "My Fair Lady": Reflections on Adult Language Socialization -- Notes -- Bibliography -- Index.
Abstract:
When non-Orthodox Jews become frum (religious), they encounter much more than dietary laws and Sabbath prohibitions. They find themselves in the midst of a whole new culture, involving matchmakers, homemade gefilte fish, and Yiddish-influenced grammar. Becoming Frum explains how these newcomers learn Orthodox language and culture through their interactions with community veterans and other newcomers.
Local Note:
Electronic reproduction. Ann Arbor, Michigan : ProQuest Ebook Central, 2017. Available via World Wide Web. Access may be limited to ProQuest Ebook Central affiliated libraries.
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