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Varieties of fundamentalist experience: Lubavitch Hasidic and fundamentalist Christian approaches to contemporary life

New world Hasidim : ethnographic studies of Hasidic Jews in AmericaAlbany, N.y.Published In 1995 • Pages: p 107-133

By: Davidman, Lynn, Stocks, Janet.

AbstractBrief abstract written by HRAF anthropologists who have done the subject indexing for the document
In this article Davidman and Stocks try to show '…how different sectarian religious groups construct particular neo-orthodox religious cultures that are shaped both by their inherited traditions, and the dynamics of life in contemporary society' (p. 129). To demonstrate this hypothesis Davidman and Stocks present a comparative analysis between the Lubavitch Hasidim and fundamentalist Christians in regard to the teaching of family life, specifically in reference to courtship, marriage, gender, and sexuality. Davidman and Stocks point out both similarities and differences between the two religious groups, and, by implication, the manner in which each has adapted to mainstream society.
SubjectsDocument-level OCM identifiers given by the anthropology subject indexers at HRAF
Comparative evidence
Basis of marriage
Arranging a marriage
Family
Sexuality
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.
Sociologist
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
not specified
Coverage PlaceLocation of the research culture or tradition (often a smaller unit such as a band, community, or archaeological site)
Lubavitch; United States
NotesAdditional notes
Lynn Davidman and Janet Stocks
Includes bibliographical references (p. 129-133)
LCCNLibrary of Congress Control Number
94000300
LCSHLibrary of Congress Subject Headings
Jews