Judaism in the Kitchen: Ritual Space of the Mountain Jewish Women of Dagestan
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The article investigates the gender and ritual roles of the Mountain Jewish women of Dagestan. The research is based on fieldwork conducted by the "Sefer" Center in 2018. The author suggests that in the Mountain Jewish communities the central component of ritual life is a collective feast, but not the synagogue as it is in many other Jewish communities. Since traditionally women are responsible for preparing food, they shape and pass on the traditions of the Mountain Jews. They organize community celebrations and rites of passage. During Soviet times, the power over the ritual process transferred from the centralized male system, the synagogue, to the female sphere.
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25(4)
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383–393
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Link to article (paywalled), Judaism in the Kitchen: Ritual Space of the Mountain Jewish Women of Dagestan
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Judaism in the Kitchen: Ritual Space of the Mountain Jewish Women of Dagestan. 2021: 383–393. https://archive.jpr.org.uk/10.1163/1573384X-20210406
