essay

Strategies for strength: women and personal empowerment in Lubavitcher Hasidim

encounters with american ethnic cultures • Tuscaloosa, Ala. • Published In 1990 • Pages: 171-221

By: Srinivasan, Gita.

Abstract

This work is a student essay for a senior conference in anthropology focused around the concept of ethnicity. Fieldwork averaged about five months for the students involved. Srinivasan focuses on the role of women in Lubavitcher Hasidim culture. She presents data from three different Lubavitcher communities in her analysis of women's empowerment. She suggest that the Hasidim have created two gender-specific cultures (one of men and one of women), and concludes that women are empowered by Hasidic traditions and practices.

HRAF PubDate

1996

Region

North America

Sub Region

Regional, Ethnic and Diaspora Cultures

Document Type

essay

Evaluation

Creator Type

Ethnologist

Document Rating

5: Excellent Primary Data

Analyst

Ron Johnson ; 1995

Field Date

1985-1986

Coverage Date

mid 1980s

Coverage Place

Lubavitch; northern Virginia, Philadelphia, Pa., and Crown Heights, Brooklyn, N.Y., United States

Notes

Gita Srinivasan

Includes bibliographical references (p. 340-359)

LCCN

89033864

LCSH

Jews