Jews in the Age of Authenticity Jewish Spiritual Renewal in Israel

In this book, Rachel Werczberger takes stock of the Jewish New Age spirituality scene in Israel at the turn of the millennium. Led by highly charismatic rabbis, the Hamakom and Bayit Chadash communities attempted to bring about a Jewish spiritual renewal by integrating Jewish tradition - especially Kabbalah and Hasidism - with New Age spirituality. Having spent over two years in field research, Werczberger presents a comprehensive ethnographic account of these two groups, examining their rise and fall after only six years of activity. At the core of their aspiration for Jewish spiritual renewal, claims Werczberger, was the quest for authenticity. She investigates the ways in which the language of authenticity was embraced by the members of the communities in their construction of a new spiritual Jewish identity, their re-invention of Jewish rituals, and their failed attempt at constructing community. She concludes that all these elements point to the dual form of politics of authenticity and identity with which the Israeli Jewish New Age is involved.

Info autore

Rachel Werczberger received her PhD in sociology and anthropology from the Hebrew University of Jerusalem. She currently teaches at the program for religious studies at Tel-Aviv University and at the Holon Institute of Technology.

Riassunto

This book examines Isreal's Hamakom and Bayit Chadash communities' attempts to integrate Jewish tradition - especially Kabbalah and Hasidism - with New Age spirituality at the turn of the millennium. Werczberger presents a comprehensive ethnographic account of these communities, examining their rise and fall after only six years of activity.

Dettagli sul prodotto

• Autori: Werczberger Rachel, Rachel Werczberger
• Con la collaborazione di: Jonathan Garb (Editore della collana), Philip Wexler (Editore della collana)
• Editore: Peter Lang
• Contenuto: Libro
• Forma del prodotto: Copertina rigida
• Data pubblicazione: 31.10.2016
• Categoria: Scienze umane, arte, musica > Religione / teologia > Ebraismo
• EAN: 9781433117565
• ISBN: 978-1-4331-1756-5
• Numero di pagine: 180
• Dimensioni (della confezione): 15 x 1.5 x 22.5 cm
• Peso (della confezione): 380 g
• Serie: After Spirituality > .2; After Spirituality > 2
• Categorie: Israel, Authenticity, RELIGION / Judaism / General, Spiritual, SOCIAL SCIENCE / Jewish Studies, Jonathan, Rachel, Jewish Studies, Ethnography, Judaism, Philip, renewal, Jews, Jewish, Relating to Jewish people and groups, Social groups: religious groups and communities, Wexler, New Age spirituality, Garb, Werczberger, spiritual authenticity, Jewish renewal