Ethnography and Jewish Ethics

This essay offers a Jewish approach to ethnography in religious ethics. Following the work of other ethnographers working in religious ethics, I explore how an ethnographic account of reproductive ethics among Haredi (ultra-Orthodox) Jewish women in Jerusalem enhances and improves Jewish ethical dis...

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Publié dans:Journal of religious ethics
Auteur principal: Raucher, Michal (Auteur)
Type de support: Électronique Article
Langue:Anglais
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Publié: Wiley-Blackwell [2016]
Dans: Journal of religious ethics
Année: 2016, Volume: 44, Numéro: 4, Pages: 636-658
Sujets non-standardisés:B Israël
B Ethnography
B reproductive ethics
B Reproduction
B Bioethics
B Haredi Judaism
B Jewish ethics
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Résumé:This essay offers a Jewish approach to ethnography in religious ethics. Following the work of other ethnographers working in religious ethics, I explore how an ethnographic account of reproductive ethics among Haredi (ultra-Orthodox) Jewish women in Jerusalem enhances and improves Jewish ethical discourse. I argue that ethnography should become an integral part of Jewish ethics for three reasons. First, with a contextual approach to guidance and application of law and norms, an ethnographic approach to Jewish ethics parallels the way ethical decisions are made on a daily basis in Jewish communities. Second, ethnography bolsters the voices of those involved in ethical discourse. Third, ethnography facilitates the bridge between local ethical questions and global ethical discourse.
ISSN:1467-9795
Contient:Enthalten in: Journal of religious ethics
Persistent identifiers:DOI: 10.1111/jore.12160