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  3. Jewish Radical Ultra-Orthodoxy Confronts Modernity, Zionism and Women's Equality
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Publisher:
Cambridge University Press
Online publication date:
February 2016
Print publication year:
2016
Online ISBN:
9781316104552
DOI:
https://doi.org/10.1017/CBO9781316104552
Subjects:
Area Studies, Twentieth Century European History, History, Sociology of Religion, European Studies, Sociology
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Book description

In Jewish Radical Ultra-Orthodoxy Confronts Modernity, Zionism and Women's Equality, Motti Inbari undertakes a study of the culture and leadership of Jewish radical ultra-Orthodoxy in Hungary, Jerusalem and New York. He reviews the history, ideology and gender relations of prominent ultra-Orthodox leaders Amram Blau (1894–1974), founder of the anti-Zionist Jerusalemite Neturei Karta, and Yoel Teitelbaum (1887–1979), head of the Satmar Hasidic movement in New York. Focussing on the rabbis' biographies, the author analyzes their enclave building methods, their attitude to women and modesty, and their eschatological perspectives. The research is based on newly discovered archival materials, covering many unique and remarkable findings. The author concludes with a discussion of contemporary trends in Jewish religious radicalization. Inbari highlights the resilience of the current generations' sense of community cohesion and their capacity to adapt and overcome challenges such as rehabilitation into potentially hostile secular societies.

Reviews

'… Inbari's book stands as a major contribution to the literature on ultra-Orthodoxy and Jewish fundamentalism, an excellent introduction to and overview of a fascinating corner of the Jewish world.'

Hadas Fischer Source: H-Net 

'Inbari’s book gives us a comprehensive and fascinating account of the ideological origins of some of the most significant radical ultra-Orthodox anti-Zionist movements, shedding new light on their fraught battle with modernity. Particularly illuminating is his use of new documents from Rabbi Amram Blau’s personal archive.'

Lihi Ben Shitrit Source: Politics and Religion

'There is nothing in this book that is not extremely interesting.'

Reuven Firestone Source: Journal of Religion and Violence

'This is an important introductory work that serves to revive the sociological interest in Haredi society both in Israel and abroad. It joins Motti Inbari’s other important studies, devoted to Rabbi Uzi Meshulam and his followers, the Temple Mount groups, and ultra-Orthodox radicals. Collectively, these works show Inbari to be an important scholar of the radical fringes of religious Jewish society and the ideologies supporting them.'

Nissim Leon Source: Israel Studies Review

'His new book … will interest all students of modern Jewish religious history …'

Marc Shapiro Source: AJS Review

'The book’s strength is in the breadth of its vision, encompassing several significant developments in Haredi Judaism over the past century. … the book is a useful study of an important phenomenon and could be readily adopted by course instructors wishing to include accessible material on an important contemporary phenomenon in Judaism.'

Ira Robinson Source: Nova Religio

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Contents
  • 3 - The modesty campaigns of Rabbi Amram Blau and the Neturei Karta movement, 1938–1974
    pp 74-93
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