Righteous Transgressions: Women's Activism on the Israeli and Palestinian Religi

Description: Righteous Transgressions by Lihi Ben Shitrit 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 settler FORMAT Hardcover LANGUAGE English CONDITION Brand New Publisher Description 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 womens prioritization of a nationalist agenda over a proselytizing one shapes their activist involvement. Ben Shitrit shows how women construct "frames of exception" that temporarily suspend, rather than challenge, some of the limiting aspects of their movements gender ideology. Viewing women as agents in such movements, she analyzes the ways in which activists use nationalism to astutely reframe gender role transgressions from inappropriate to righteous.The author engages the literature on womens agency in Muslim and Jewish religious contexts, and sheds light on the centrality of womens activism to the promotion of the spiritual, social, cultural, and political agendas of both the Israeli and Palestinian religious right. Looking at the four most influential political movements of the Israeli and Palestinian religious right, Righteous Transgressions reveals how the bounds of gender expectations can be crossed for the political good. Back Cover "Using a dynamic fusion of political theory and anthropological method, Lihi Ben Shitrit illuminates the increasing and unpredictable role of conservative religious women in contemporary politics. Her succinct and powerful text reflects the courage, insight, and tact needed to conduct this extraordinary research." --Ann Braude, Harvard Divinity School "This excellent and rigorously researched book enhances our understanding of Jewish and Muslim religious-political movements and womens attendant roles in ways that have remained largely unaddressed until now. By providing a window into a world seldom seen, let alone traversed, it challenges common understandings about these movements and womens agency therein." --Sara Roy, author of Hamas and Civil Society in Gaza: Engaging the Islamist Social Sector Author Biography Lihi Ben Shitrit is an assistant professor in the School of Public and International Affairs at the University of Georgia. Table of Contents Acknowledgments vii Note on Language xi 1. Introduction: Frames of Exception and Righteous Transgressions 1 2. Contextualizing the Movements 32 3. Complementarian Activism: Domestic and Social Work, Dawa, and Teshuva 80 4. Womens Protest: Exceptional Times and Exceptional Measures 128 5. Womens Formal Representation: Overlapping Frames 181 6. Conclusion 225 Notes 241 References 259 Index 275 Review "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, and important contribution to the intersecting fields of gender, religion, and politics. It should be read by all concerned with the study of women and extremism, especially those interested in violent conflict and authoritarian ideology."--Anissa Helie, Journal of Church and State Review Quote "Using a dynamic fusion of political theory and anthropological method, Lihi Ben Shitrit illuminates the increasing and unpredictable role of conservative religious women in contemporary politics. Her succinct and powerful text reflects the courage, insight, and tact needed to conduct this extraordinary research." --Ann Braude, Harvard Divinity School Details ISBN0691164568 Author Lihi Ben Shitrit Publisher Princeton University Press ISBN-10 0691164568 ISBN-13 9780691164564 Format Hardcover Imprint Princeton University Press Subtitle Womens Activism on the Israeli and Palestinian Religious Right Place of Publication New Jersey Country of Publication United States Series Princeton Studies in Muslim Politics Illustrations 10 halftones. 4 tables. Short Title RIGHTEOUS TRANSGRESSIONS Language English Media Book DEWEY 320.55082 Pages 304 Year 2015 Publication Date 2015-12-08 Translated from English Series Number 61 UK Release Date 2015-12-08 NZ Release Date 2015-12-08 US Release Date 2015-12-08 Alternative 9780691164571 Audience Tertiary & Higher Education AU Release Date 2016-02-14 We've got this At The Nile, if you're looking for it, we've got it. With fast shipping, low prices, friendly service and well over a million items - you're bound to find what you want, at a price you'll love! TheNile_Item_ID:161688725;

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