The State of Desire: Religion and Reproductive Politics in the Promised Land
Lea Taragin-Zeller
The State of Desire: Religion and Reproductive Politics in the Promised Land - 190 p., ill.; 24 cm
Includes bibliographical references and index.
Cracks -- Repro-Theologies in the Promised Land -- Creating an Ethical Language -- Reorienting Decision-Making -- Ending.
"How does state policy shape our most intimate desires? This groundbreaking anthropological approach to the study of desire shows how Orthodox desires and their discontents are reshaped at the intersection of religion, reproduction and politics, highlighting how ethical choreographies between personal desire and the state emerge even in the most traditional settings"--
9781479817368
Sex--Religious aspects--Judaism
Ultra-Orthodox Jews--Sexual behavior--Israel
Ultra-Orthodox Jews--Social life and customs--Israel
Contraception--Religious aspects--Judaism
Sexual ethics
Jewish ethics
The State of Desire: Religion and Reproductive Politics in the Promised Land - 190 p., ill.; 24 cm
Includes bibliographical references and index.
Cracks -- Repro-Theologies in the Promised Land -- Creating an Ethical Language -- Reorienting Decision-Making -- Ending.
"How does state policy shape our most intimate desires? This groundbreaking anthropological approach to the study of desire shows how Orthodox desires and their discontents are reshaped at the intersection of religion, reproduction and politics, highlighting how ethical choreographies between personal desire and the state emerge even in the most traditional settings"--
9781479817368
Sex--Religious aspects--Judaism
Ultra-Orthodox Jews--Sexual behavior--Israel
Ultra-Orthodox Jews--Social life and customs--Israel
Contraception--Religious aspects--Judaism
Sexual ethics
Jewish ethics