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Righteous Transgressions: Women´s Activism on the Israeli and Palestinian Religious Right
Lihi Ben Shitrit
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Description for Righteous Transgressions: Women´s Activism on the Israeli and Palestinian Religious Right
Paperback. Series: Princeton Studies in Muslim Politics. Num Pages: 304 pages, 10 halftones. 4 tables. BIC Classification: HRAM2; JFSR1; JFSR2; JPFR. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 229 x 152. .
How do women in conservative religious movements expand spaces for political activism in ways that go beyond their movements' strict ideas about male and female roles? How and why does this activism happen in some movements but not in others? Righteous Transgressions examines these questions by comparatively studying four groups: the Jewish settlers in the West Bank, the ultra-Orthodox Shas, the Islamic Movement in Israel, and the Palestinian Hamas. Lihi Ben Shitrit demonstrates that women's prioritization of a nationalist agenda over a proselytizing one shapes their activist involvement. Ben Shitrit shows how women construct frames of exception that ... Read more
How do women in conservative religious movements expand spaces for political activism in ways that go beyond their movements' strict ideas about male and female roles? How and why does this activism happen in some movements but not in others? Righteous Transgressions examines these questions by comparatively studying four groups: the Jewish settlers in the West Bank, the ultra-Orthodox Shas, the Islamic Movement in Israel, and the Palestinian Hamas. Lihi Ben Shitrit demonstrates that women's prioritization of a nationalist agenda over a proselytizing one shapes their activist involvement. Ben Shitrit shows how women construct frames of exception that ... Read more
Product Details
Publisher
Princeton University Press United States
Number of pages
304
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2015
Series
Princeton Studies in Muslim Politics
Condition
New
Weight
436g
Number of Pages
304
Place of Publication
New Jersey, United States
ISBN
9780691164571
SKU
V9780691164571
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About Lihi Ben Shitrit
Lihi Ben Shitrit is an assistant professor in the School of Public and International Affairs at the University of Georgia.
Reviews for Righteous Transgressions: Women´s Activism on the Israeli and Palestinian Religious Right
Interested observers could learn much from the rare, up-close look at hugely influential political movements.
Dahlia Scheindlin, Haaretz Ben Shitrit demonstrates a deep understanding of the movements under study and uncovers a wealth of primary and secondary research on the topic... [Righteous Transgressions] is an excellent study of women involved in conservative religious movements.
Choice A well-written, insightful, ... Read more
Dahlia Scheindlin, Haaretz Ben Shitrit demonstrates a deep understanding of the movements under study and uncovers a wealth of primary and secondary research on the topic... [Righteous Transgressions] is an excellent study of women involved in conservative religious movements.
Choice A well-written, insightful, ... Read more