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Professor Gideon Aran
Dept. of Sociology & Anthropology
Hebrew University
Jerusalem
Israel 91905Email: gideon.aran@mail.huji.ac.il
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Category Archives: Body
Haredi Authorities Permit Themselves
While Haredi authorities recognize this, they cannot permit themselves not to wage an all-out war against mobilization. Candidates for conscription are intimidated and condemned, while those who do sign up are cursed and excommunicated. Written By Prof. Gideon Aran In … Continue reading
Posted in Body, Haredim, Original Articles
Tagged Candidates, children, conscription, Haredi Authorities, mobilization, Prof. Gideon Aran
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Haredi Body Culture Has a Rich Repertoire Of Indirect
As in other puritanical cultures, Haredi body culture has a rich repertoire of indirect and suggestive expressions for talking about intimate issues or areas, which can nonetheless be interpreted as sharp and serious. Written By Gideon Aran Some expressions for … Continue reading
One-On-One Meetings With Authoritative Experts
Explicit guidance and methodical policing form a part of sermons, morality lessons, lectures by yeshiva heads and “supervisors”, as well in one-on-one meetings with authoritative experts on matters of the body. Written By Prof. Gideon Aran Usually they are turned … Continue reading
Gideon Aran: Role Of Socializing Agents
All the adults in his environment are placed against him in the role of socializing agents, including his older brothers (even though the age gap may be small), neighbors, fellow worshippers in the synagogue, and even passersby from the community. … Continue reading
Posted in Body, Haredim, Original Articles
Tagged cholarship, Gideon Aran, king, neighbors, older brothers, synagogue
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Gideon Aran: The Foot – Indicator of Religiosity
Among the Israeli Orthodox, the extent to which the foot is covered up is an indicator of religiosity. For instance, similarly to other Israelis, the modern orthodox often wear sandals during hot summer days. Written By Gideon Aran In yeshiva … Continue reading
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Tagged e modern orthodox, Gideon Aran, Religiosity, summer days, The Foot, yeshiva circles
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Gideon Aran: Jewish Religious Sensitivity To Exposing The Foot
Jewish religious sensitivity to exposing the foot is not only a matter of modesty, nor is it merely the result of identifying being barefooted with the “primitivism” of the Mideastern sections of the population scorned by the Haredim. Written By … Continue reading
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Tagged exposing BODY, foot, Mideastern, Prof. Gideon Aran, symbolic meaning
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The Haredim body knowledge – On Foot
At the bottom of the lower part of the body we find the foot, the lowest limb, which is therefore particularly sensitive. The Haredim have a body of knowledge concerning the foot of God. Written By Professor Gideon AranAi?? There … Continue reading
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Tagged foot, Haredim body, limb, lower part of the body, professor Gideon Aran
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Prof. Gideon Aran: The Haredi’s singular costume
The Haredi’s singular costume is made complete by a special belt, which is meant to “interpose” (chatzitza) between that which lies above it, and that which lies below. Written By Prof. Gideon Aran The Hassidim in particular place emphasis on … Continue reading
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Tagged belt, chatzitza, gartel, Haredi’s singular, Prof. Gideon Aran
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Prof. Gideon Aran: Below The Belt – The Haredi Body
It is understandable that the problematics of the Haredi body should be concentrated in its lower regions. One could say that for Haredim the lower part of the body is more bodily than the upper part, where we find the … Continue reading
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Tagged corporeality, Haredi Body, inversion, lower regions, Prof. Gideon Aran
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Nudity Is Equated With Privacy And Haredim Have So Little
Unlike modern secular contexts in which nudity is equated with privacy, which itself contributes to the problematics of nudity, it may be that because Haredim have so little privacy, and because their sense of privacy is relatively undeveloped, they have … Continue reading
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Tagged brotherhood, mikveh, nudity, privacy, Prof. Gideon Aran, sensitivity
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