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Ladataan... Sotah (1992)Tekijä: Naomi Ragen
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Kirjaudu LibraryThingiin nähdäksesi, pidätkö tästä kirjasta vai et. Ei tämänhetkisiä Keskustelu-viestiketjuja tästä kirjasta. An exceptional story about an ultra-orthodox Israeli girl trying to escape the confines of her religious beliefs. It is a very engaging and interesting story. ( ) Naomi Ragen's descriptions of "ultra-orthodox" Jewish life in Jerusalem manages not only to be respectful, but shows the lifestyle in a positive light so that it's at least possible for the reader to understand how someone born into this world would think it (for lack of a better term) sane. At the same time, she doesn't shy away from its dark underside either, so when we follow the sisters' progress through this hard life, we are also introduced to the status- and money-hunters, the violent Modesty Patrols, and the absolute lack of privacy. For someone like myself, who lives somewhere on the liberal side of liberal (and whose visit - yes, modestly dressed - to Meah Shearim was borderline traumatic), it's a strange, strange world, and I'm impressed with how Ragen manages to make it slightly, if not totally, comprehensible for me. It's not just a view into a normally closed world, it's a real page-turner; at no point does Ragen let her story idle - there are too many interesting people, too many interesting plot-twists, and far too many philosophical and religious ponderings for that. näyttää 2/2 ei arvosteluja | lisää arvostelu
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Set against the backdrop of Jerusalem's ancient rituals, Sotah is a contemporary story of sacred and profane love, and a young woman's struggle to reconcile tradition with freedom. Ninety three weeks on the best-seller list.Sotah introduces a family with three daughters approaching the age of marriage: Devorah, Dina and Chaya Leah. In the strict orthodoxy of their world, a Sotah is a wife suspected of infidelity who can be tried by ordeal to prove she is guiltless. Which sister could be capable of such a thought, let alone the act? Into the pious world of strict chaperoning and modest clothing, where a married woman's hair must never be seen by a man other than her husband--insinuates this serpent suggestion of evil. Ragen's powerful tale of three sisters spins endless questions: Which one? Could she? Did she? What changes could come into this orderly world because of unthinking actions? Kirjastojen kuvailuja ei löytynyt. |
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