Becoming frum how newcomers learn the language and culture of Orthodox Judaism / Sarah Bunin Benor.

Author/creator Benor, Sarah, 1975-
Format Electronic
Publication InfoNew Brunswick, N.J. : Rutgers University Press,
Descriptionxvii, 248 p. : ill. ; 24 cm.
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Subjects

SeriesJewish cultures of the world
Contents Orthodox Jews and language socialization -- "Now you look like a lady" : adventures in ethnographic and sociolinguistic fieldwork -- "He has tzitzis hanging out of his ponytail" : Orthodox cultural practices and how bts adapt them -- "This is not what to record" : Yiddish, Hebrew, and the English of Orthodox Jews -- "Torah or toyrah" : language and the modern orthodox to black hat continuum -- "Just keepin' it real, mamish" : why ba'alei teshuva adopt (or avoid) Orthodox language -- "I finally got the lingo" : progression in newcomers' acquisition of Orthodox language -- "A ba'al teshuva freak" : distinguishing practices of newly Orthodox Jews -- Matisyahu and my fair lady : reflections on adult language socialization.
Bibliography noteIncludes bibliographical references (p. 221-235) and index.
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Technical detailsMode of access: World Wide Web
Genre/formElectronic books.
LCCN 2012000002
ISBN9780813553900 (hardcover : alk. paper)
ISBN9780813553894 (pbk. : alk. paper)
ISBN9780813553917 (e-book)