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Rebels, Heretics, and Exiles: Blogging among Estranged and Questioning American Hasidim

Rebels, Heretics, and Exiles: Blogging among Estranged and Questioning American Hasidim

Naomi Gold
Copyright: © 2012 |Pages: 20
ISBN13: 9781609607449|ISBN10: 1609607449|EISBN13: 9781609607456
DOI: 10.4018/978-1-60960-744-9.ch007
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Gold, Naomi. "Rebels, Heretics, and Exiles: Blogging among Estranged and Questioning American Hasidim." Blogging in the Global Society: Cultural, Political and Geographical Aspects, edited by Tatyana Dumova and Richard Fiordo, IGI Global, 2012, pp. 108-127. https://doi.org/10.4018/978-1-60960-744-9.ch007

APA

Gold, N. (2012). Rebels, Heretics, and Exiles: Blogging among Estranged and Questioning American Hasidim. In T. Dumova & R. Fiordo (Eds.), Blogging in the Global Society: Cultural, Political and Geographical Aspects (pp. 108-127). IGI Global. https://doi.org/10.4018/978-1-60960-744-9.ch007

Chicago

Gold, Naomi. "Rebels, Heretics, and Exiles: Blogging among Estranged and Questioning American Hasidim." In Blogging in the Global Society: Cultural, Political and Geographical Aspects, edited by Tatyana Dumova and Richard Fiordo, 108-127. Hershey, PA: IGI Global, 2012. https://doi.org/10.4018/978-1-60960-744-9.ch007

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Abstract

The advent of blogging has created a medium in which estranged and disaffected members of religious groups, such as American Hasidim, have written about experiences of alienation from and critical perceptions of their spiritual communities. These blogs have an emancipating function, allowing writers unprecedented freedom of speech and expression. Moreover, such online journals often enjoy a diverse readership beyond the geographical and cultural borders of their respective communities. The present study draws on narrative analysis to explore the ways in which blogging by former and questioning members of Hasidic communities reflects the pursuit of new meaning and direction in their lives. The author contends that blogging among disaffected Hasidim challenges Hasidic communities and offers opportunities for communal self-scrutiny, revitalization, and progress toward engaging difficult and important issues that have been introduced into Orthodox Jewish life by the information and communication revolution.

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