The dissent from Jewish orthodoxy and its representation in the series Unorthodox

Authors

  • Marta Francisca Topel Faculdade de Filosofia, Letras e Ciências Humanas da Universidade de São Paulo (FFLCH-USP)
  • Bruno José Szlak Faculdade de Filosofia, Letras e Ciências Humanas da Universidade de São Paulo (FFLCH-USP)

Keywords:

Judaism, Jewish Orthodoxy, Religious Dissent, Television Series

Abstract

The article focuses on the phenomenon of dissent from Jewish orthodoxy, assuming as a starting the Netflix series, Unorthodox (in Portuguese, Nada Ortodoxa), which aired in 2020 as part of a rising trend: the dissemination and popularity of series about Jewish Orthodox communities. Dissent, desertion or religious disaffiliation is a phenomenon little studied in Social Sciences vis-í -vis its opposite: religious conversion. Taking this gap as a reference and based on Victor Turner's approach, in the article we analyze the different stages of orthodoxy dissent, emphasizing the liminality that characterizes it.

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Author Biographies

Marta Francisca Topel, Faculdade de Filosofia, Letras e Ciências Humanas da Universidade de São Paulo (FFLCH-USP)

Marta F. Topel, doutora em antropologia, autora dos livros: de Jerusalem and Sao Paulo: The New Jewish Orthodoxy in Focus.  University Press of America, 2008 e Jewish Orthodoxy and Its Discontents: Religious Dissidence in Contemporary Israel. Unversity Press of America, 2012, e de diversos artigos sobre o campo religioso brasileiros, etnicidade judaica e judaismo contemporâneo. Desde 2018 coordena o Centro de Estudos Judaicos da USP (CEJ/USP).

Bruno José Szlak, Faculdade de Filosofia, Letras e Ciências Humanas da Universidade de São Paulo (FFLCH-USP)

Bruno Szlak é atualmente pós-doutorando em Lingua Hebraica, Literatura e Cultura Judaica pela Universidade de São Paulo. Realizou seu mestrado e doutorado sobre a produção audiovisual israelense e a representação da ortodoxia judaica. É também engenheiro de formação.

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Published

2021-01-08

How to Cite

Topel, M. F., & Szlak, B. J. (2021). The dissent from Jewish orthodoxy and its representation in the series Unorthodox. Sociedad Y religión, 31(56). Retrieved from https://ojs.ceil-conicet.gov.ar/index.php/sociedadyreligion/article/view/732

Issue

Vol. 31 No. 56 (2021)

Section

Articulos