Book

Hasidic people: a place in the new world

Harvard University PressCambridge, Mass.Published In 1992 • Pages:

By: Mintz, Jerome R..

AbstractBrief abstract written by HRAF anthropologists who have done the subject indexing for the document
This book is a study of the Hasidic people in the New York City area, particularly in the Williamsburg, Borough (Boro) Park, and Crown Heights sections of Brooklyn. Two other Hasidic communities discussed for comparative purposes in this document are Kiryas Joel, Orange County, N.Y., and New Square, Spring Valley, N.Y. The work deals extensively with Hasidic religious tenets and beliefs as well as family life, social organization, social change, conflict within the Hasidic community, relations with other ethnic groups (e.g., Blacks and Hispanics) in local-level politics, and their relationship to the American judicial system as a whole. 'This is a social history which examines the perspectives and cultural values revealed in the context of events and in life experiences' (p. 1).
SubjectsDocument-level OCM identifiers given by the anthropology subject indexers at HRAF
Ethnic stratification
Ingroup antagonisms
Theological systems
Priesthood
Congregations
Religious denominations
cultureCulture name from the Outline of World Cultures (OWC)
North American Hasidic Jews
HRAF PubDateThe date HRAF published the document
1996
RegionThe area the document pertains to
North America
Sub RegionThe more specific area the document pertains to, which is located within the Region
Regional, Ethnic and Diaspora Cultures
Document TypeMay include journal articles, essays, collections of essays, monographs, or chapters/parts of monographs
Book
Evaluation
Creator TypeThe type of person writing the document, e.g. Ethnographer, Missionary, Archaeologist, Folklorist, Linguist, Indigenous Person, and so on.
Ethnologist
Document Rating A ranking done by HRAF anthropologists based on the strength of the source material on a scale of 1 to 5, as follows: 1 - poor; 2 - fair; 3 - good, useful data, but not uniformly excellent; 4 - excellent secondary data; 5 - excellent primary data.
5: Excellent Primary Data
AnalystThe HRAF anthropologist who subject indexed the document and prepared other materials for the eHRAF culture/tradition collection
John Beierle ; 1995
Field DateThe date the researcher conducted the fieldwork or archival research that produced the document
No date
Coverage DateThe date or dates that the information in the document pertains to
variable
Coverage PlaceLocation of the research culture or tradition (often a smaller unit such as a band, community, or archaeological site)
New York, N.Y., United States
NotesAdditional notes
Jerome R. Mintz
Includes bibliographical references (p. 371-411) and index
LCCNLibrary of Congress Control Number
92006573
LCSHLibrary of Congress Subject Headings
Jews