{"product_id":"jerusalem-and-sao-paulo-marta-f-topel-9780761841555","title":"Jerusalem and Sao Paulo: The New Jewish Orthodoxy in Focus","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003ci\u003eJerusalem and Sao Paulo \u003c\/i\u003e is a pioneering work of over four years of anthropological research on the \"repentance\", or return to Jewish roots phenomenon, in the city of Sao Paulo, Brazil. The return-to-Jewish-roots phenomenon is identified by its Hebrew name of \u003ci\u003eteshuvah\u003c\/i\u003e, and the individuals involved are called \"baalei teshuvah\" (repentants). \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ci\u003eJerusalem and Sao Paulo\u003c\/i\u003e describes the long process these young people undergo in their choice of Jewish Orthodoxy. Due to the fact that Judaism is an ortho-practical religion, which emphasizes praxis over belief and dogma, the conversion to Orthodoxy is radical, traumatic, and more encompassing than that experienced by other Brazilians who adopt religions such as Neo-Pentacolism, Buddhism, Taoism, and Afro-Brazilian creeds. The book examines the following processes and contexts and their interrelationships: Globalization of religion, the Brazilian market of religious goods, the History of the Jewish community in Sao Paulo, and the \u003ci\u003eteshuvah\u003c\/i\u003e movement in Israel and the United States.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Marta F. Topel\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 0761841555\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9780761841555\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e University Press of America\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 09\/11\/2008\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 212\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.70lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 8.80h x 5.90w x 0.70d","brand":"Marta F. Topel","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":48587649483007,"sku":"9780761841555","price":57.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/jerusalem-and-sao-paulo-marta-f-topel-9780761841555","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}