{"product_id":"mystics-mavericks-and-merrymakers-an-intimate-journey-among-hasidic-girls-9780814751978","title":"Mystics, Mavericks, and Merrymakers: An Intimate Journey Among Hasidic Girls","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eA rare look into the lives of Hasidic youth\u003c\/b\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eFrom the ardently religious young woman who longs for the life of a male scholar to the young rebel who visits a strip club, smokes pot, and agonizes over her loss of faith to the proud Lubavitcher with a desire for a high-powered career, Stephanie Wellen Levine provides a rare glimpse into the inner worlds and daily lives of these Hasidic girls. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e Lubavitcher Hasidim are famous for their efforts to inspire secular Jews to become more observant and for their messianic fervor. Strict followers of Orthodox Judaism, they maintain sharp gender-role distinctions. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eLevine spent a year living in the Lubavitch community of Crown Heights, Brooklyn, participating in the rhythms of Hasidic girlhood. Drawing on many intimate hours among Hasidim and over 30 in-depth interviews, \u003cb\u003eMystics, Mavericks, and Merrymakers\u003c\/b\u003e offers rich portraits of individual Hasidic young women and how they deal with the conflicts between the regimented society in which they live and the pull of mainstream American life. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e This superbly crafted book offers intimate stories from Hasidic teenagers' lives, providing an intriguing twist to a universal theme: the struggle to grow up and define who we are within the context of culture, family, and life-driving beliefs.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Stephanie Wellen Levine\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e New York University Press\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 08\/06\/2004\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 255\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eBinding Type:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.81lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 8.94h x 6.32w x 0.73d\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN:\u003c\/b\u003e 9780814751978\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eReview Citation(s): \u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eKliatt\u003c\/i\u003e 09\/01\/2005 pg. 36\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eAbout the Author\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eLevine, Stephanie Wellen:\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e - \u003cb\u003eStephanie Wellen Levine\u003c\/b\u003e teaches at Tufts University.\u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eGilligan, Carol:\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e - \u003cb\u003eCarol Gilligan \u003c\/b\u003eis University Professor at NYU, where she initiated the Radical Listening Project and the co-founder of PACH. She isthe author of In a Different Voice and numerous other books including The Birth of Pleasure and Joining the Resistance.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"New York University Press","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":40183699603571,"sku":"9.78E+12","price":31.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0555\/9255\/0515\/products\/img_006a175f-d207-4e6c-90d8-ccd867ecf94a.jpg?v=1655558124","url":"https:\/\/bookstorenmore.com\/products\/mystics-mavericks-and-merrymakers-an-intimate-journey-among-hasidic-girls-9780814751978","provider":"Bookstore N More","version":"1.0","type":"link"}