RT Book
T1 Conceiving Agency: reproductive authority anong Haredi women
A1 Raucher, Michal
LA English
PP Bloomington, Indiana
PB Indiana University Press
YR 2020
UL https://www.ixtheo.de/Record/1830947281
AB "Pregnancy and Agency among Haredi Women explores the ways Haredi Jewish women make decisions about their reproductive lives. Although they must contend with interference from doctors, rabbis, and the Israeli government, Haredi women find space for-and insist on-autonomy from them when they make decisions regarding the use of contraceptives, prenatal testing, fetal ultrasounds, and other reproductive practices. Drawing on their experiences of pregnancy, knowledge of cultural norms of reproduction, and theological beliefs, Raucher shows that Haredi women assert that they are in the best position to make decisions about reproduction. Pregnancy and Agency among Haredi Women puts forward a new view of Haredi women acting in ways that challenge male authority and the structural hierarchies of their conservative religious tradition. Raucher asserts that Haredi women's reproductive agency is a demonstration of women's commitment to Haredi life and culture as well as an indication of how they define religious ethics"--
AB Cover -- Title Page -- Copyright -- Dedication -- Contents -- Acknowledgments -- Introduction -- 1. Medicine and Religion: Doctors and Rabbis in Israel -- 2. Books and Babies: Pathways to Authority -- 3. The Embodiment of Pregnancy -- 4. Reproductive Theology: Embodying Divine Authority -- 5. Abortions, Finances, and Women's Reproductive Authority -- Conclusion: Haredi Women's Bodies and Beyond -- Works Cited -- Index -- About the Author
NO Includes bibliographical references and index
CN RG551
SN 0253050030
SN 9780253050038
K1 Pregnancy
K1 Jewish women
K1 Ultra-orthodox Jews : Political activity
K1 Judaism and politics : Israel
K1 Jews
K1 RELIGION / Judaism / Orthodox
K1 Electronic books