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Introduction: new world Hasidim

New world Hasidim : ethnographic studies of Hasidic Jews in America • Albany, N.y. • Published In 1995 • Pages: 1-30

By: Belcove-Shalin, Janet S..

AbstractBrief abstract written by HRAF anthropologists who have done the subject indexing for the document

This article, which serves as an introduction to the book NEW WORLD HASIDIM: ETHNOGRAPHIC STUDIES OF HASIDIC JEWS IN AMERICA, presents a brief, general survey of the Hasidim, including data on the Hasidic way of life, their cultural history, their establishment as a religious sect in North America, and a review and critique of some of the ethnographic writings on these people. Given particular attention are the papers by Shaffir, Koskoff, Davidson, Kaufman, Morris, Kranzler, Belcove-Shalin, Epstein, and Poll which comprise documents 20-28 in this file.

SubjectsDocument-level OCM identifiers given by the anthropology subject indexers at HRAF

History and culture change

Ethos

Priesthood

Congregations

Missions

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

essay

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.

4: Excellent Secondary 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)

United States

NotesAdditional notes

Janet S. Belcove-Shalin

Includes bibliographical references (p. 24-30)

LCCNLibrary of Congress Control Number

94000300

LCSHLibrary of Congress Subject Headings

Jews