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Chassidic community behavior

Anthropological quarterlyWashington • Published In 1964 • Pages: 138-148

By: Rubin, Israel.

Abstract
This document, based on a 1960-1961 field study of the Satmar Hasidim of Brooklyn, N.Y., presents a brief historical sketch of the circumstances that gave rise to Hasidim in Eastern Europe in the seventeenth-eighteenth centuries, and then turns to an analysis of '…two behavior clusters that seem to have characterized practically all Chassidic [Hasidic] communities of the last two centuries, though with minor variations in actual form and relative emphasis ' (p. 139). These behavior patterns are discussed in detail in the text as a clue to the lasting viability and wide appeal of the Hasidic movement.
Subjects
History and culture change
Status, role, and prestige
Priesthood
Congregations
Religious denominations
culture
North American Hasidic Jews
HRAF PubDate
1996
Region
North America
Sub Region
Regional, Ethnic and Diaspora Cultures
Document Type
article
Evaluation
Creator Type
Sociologist
Document Rating
5: Excellent Primary Data
Analyst
John Beierle ; 1995
Field Date
1960-61
Coverage Date
variable
Coverage Place
Satmar; Brooklyn, New York, N.Y., United States
Notes
Israel Rubin
Includes bibliographical references (p. 148)
LCCN
32029126
LCSH
Jews