Making bodies kosher : the politics of reproduction among Haredi Jews in England /

"For Haredi Jews, reproduction is entangled with issues of health, bodily governance and identity. This is an analysis of the ways in which Haredi Jews negotiate healthcare services using theoretical perspectives in political philosophy. This is the first archival and ethnographic study of Hare...

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Bibliographic Details
Main Author: Kasstan, Ben (Author)
Corporate Author: JSTOR (Organization)
Format: eBook
Language:English
Published: New York : Berghahn Books, [2019]
Edition:First edition.
Series:Fertility, reproduction and sexuality : social and cultural perspectives ; volume 42
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Online Access:Connect to the full text of this electronic book
Table of Contents:
  • Introduction
  • 'Community' health
  • The pursuit of self-protection
  • Culture, faith and health
  • Maternity and infant body politics
  • Maternity matters
  • Immunities and immunisations
  • Conclusion : antonymic immunities
  • Appendix
  • List of archival materials and oral histories.