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When the state winks : the performance of Jewish conversion in Israel /

The first ethnography of state-run Jewish conversion in contemporary Israel, this book offers a fresh perspective on religious conversion as a tool of nationally driven population policy.

Bibliographic Details
Main Author: Kravel-Tovi, Michal (Author)
Format: Book
Language:English
Published: New York : Columbia University Press, [2017].
Series:Religion, culture, and public life.
Subjects:
Conversion > Judaism.
Jewish converts.
Jews > Identity.
Zionism.
Description
Summary:The first ethnography of state-run Jewish conversion in contemporary Israel, this book offers a fresh perspective on religious conversion as a tool of nationally driven population policy.
Physical Description:xiii, 310 pages ; 24 cm.
Bibliography:Includes bibliographical references (pages 271-292) and index.
ISBN:9780231183246
0231183240