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Ultra-orthodox Jews in Jerusalem are isolated from the secular community that surrounds them not only physically but by their dress, behaviors, and beliefs. Their relationship with secular society is characterized by social, religious, and political tensions. The differences between the ultra-orthodox and secular often pose special difficulties for psychiatrists who attempt to deal with their needs. In this book, two Western-trained psychiatrists discuss their mental health work with this community over the past two decades. With humor and affection they elaborate on some of the factors that m ... More
Keywords: ultra-orthodox Jews, Jerusalem, secular community, dress, behaviors, beliefs, secular society, political tensions, mental health work, anti-secular groups
Print publication date: 2001 | Print ISBN-13: 9780300071917 |
Published to Yale Scholarship Online: October 2013 | DOI:10.12987/yale/9780300071917.001.0001 |
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