Milligan, Amy K., 1982-
Hair, headwear, and Orthodox Jewish women : Kallah's choice / Amy K. Milligan. - 1 online resource (167 pages)
Includes bibliographical references and index.
A hairy subject: approaches to hair and hair covering -- Covering Jewish women: the congregational context -- Splitting hairs: the struggle for community definition in a small town Orthodox synagogue -- Wearing many hats: the hair covering practices of the Orthodox Jewish women at Degel Israel Synagogue -- Letting their hair down: Orthodox women at Degel Israel Synagogue who choose not to cover their hair -- Flipping their wigs for Judaism: non-Orthodox women who choose to cover their heads -- The long and short of it: a psychoreligious interpretation of hair covering.
9780739183663 (e-book)
Hair--Religious aspects--Judaism.
Jewish women--Religious life.
Jewish women--Conduct of life.
Modesty--Religious aspects--Judaism.
Electronic books.
BM726 / .M56 2014
391.5088/296832
Hair, headwear, and Orthodox Jewish women : Kallah's choice / Amy K. Milligan. - 1 online resource (167 pages)
Includes bibliographical references and index.
A hairy subject: approaches to hair and hair covering -- Covering Jewish women: the congregational context -- Splitting hairs: the struggle for community definition in a small town Orthodox synagogue -- Wearing many hats: the hair covering practices of the Orthodox Jewish women at Degel Israel Synagogue -- Letting their hair down: Orthodox women at Degel Israel Synagogue who choose not to cover their hair -- Flipping their wigs for Judaism: non-Orthodox women who choose to cover their heads -- The long and short of it: a psychoreligious interpretation of hair covering.
9780739183663 (e-book)
Hair--Religious aspects--Judaism.
Jewish women--Religious life.
Jewish women--Conduct of life.
Modesty--Religious aspects--Judaism.
Electronic books.
BM726 / .M56 2014
391.5088/296832