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Bodies speak louder than words: Norwegian Jewish parents reflecting on brit milah
Author(s): Stene, Nora
Date: 2023
Topics: Circumcision / Brit Milah, Interviews, Jewish Identity, Parenthood, Family and Household, Main Topic: Identity and Community
Abstract: This article addresses the question: how do Norwegian Jewish parents reflect on brit milah (circumcision) in a context where this practice is frequently criticised? The data are derived from twenty-five in-depth interviews. Drawing on the perspectives of Catherine Bell and Joseph Bulbulia, the text explores circumcision as part of social life. The parental narratives uncover ongoing negotiations occurring between parents and the minority/majority population. The article argues that circumcision serves as a rite of passage as much for parents as for the infant. For most parents, circumcision is utilised to strengthen a Jewish identity and as a cultural strategy to recreate a Jewish cosmos, even if it entails a costly signal, owing to ambivalence and/or majority opposition. Some individuals find the costs too high and discontinue the practice. However, they all desire to manifest Jewish identity, whether through bodily adaptation or the lack thereof. In this manner, bodies speak louder than words.
Omskjæring: foreldre forteller om brit mila
Translated Title: Circumcision: parents tell of brit mila
Author(s): Stene, Nora
Editor(s): Døving, Cora Alexa
Date: 2022
Topics: Jewish Identity, Circumcision / Brit Milah, Religious Observance and Practice, Parenthood, Interviews, Main Topic: Other
Autoritet og autoritetens grenser. Den ortodokse rabbineren som religiøs leder i Det Mosaiske Trossamfund
Author(s): Stene, Nora
Editor(s): Døving, Cora Alexa; Thorbjørnsrud, Berit
Date: 2012
Topics: Rabbis, Chief Rabbinate, Jewish Leadership, Main Topic: Other