For Orthodox Jews, immersion in a ritual bath-the mikveh-is the cornerstone of family life and is central to Jewish women's practice of their faith. Yet women from across the Jewish spectrum frequent the mikveh, often for surprising personal reasons. Roused by her own immersion experience, for years Varda Polak-Sahm, a secular Jew, patiently observed and interviewed women at the mikveh, gaining unprecedented access to this hidden world. The House of Secrets offers a richly nuanced, uncensored look at an experience that is for some holy and for others coercive, ultimately illuminating the remarkable power of ritual immersion.
Product Identifiers
Publisher
Beacon Press
ISBN-13
9780807077467
eBay Product ID (ePID)
97842597
Product Key Features
Book Title
The House of Secrets: the Hidden World of the Mikveh
Author
Varda Polak-Sahm
Format
Paperback
Language
English
Topic
Judaism
Publication Year
2010
Number of Pages
272 Pages
Dimensions
Item Height
208mm
Item Width
137mm
Item Weight
352g
Additional Product Features
Title_Author
Varda Polak-Sahm
Country/Region of Manufacture
United States
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