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Number Our Days
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Number Our Days
This paper explores the function of religion in our everyday lives by looking at Barbara Myerhoff's "Number Our Days."
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The paper discusses how Barbara Myerhoff, in "Number Our Days," presents a complex anthropological study of a group of about 300 Jewish American seniors whose lives revolve around the Aliyah Senior Citizen's Center. In Myerhoff's representation of the dynamic interactions of this group, religion plays a central role. As this essay demonstrates, with reference to the Christian community with which I am most acquainted, Myerhoff approaches the role of religion in these seniors' lives not only in terms of Judaism itself but also in an anthropological sense; in terms of the "definitional ceremonies" and rituals with which both practising and critical/non-practising members of the community defined their lives. The paper shows how this dual understanding allows us a broader perspective of the role of religion in our everyday lives.More papers on Number Our Days:
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Number Our Days (2012, January 15). Retrieved February 10, 2012, from http://www.academon.com/Book-Review-Number-Our-Days/90324
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"Number Our Days" 15 January 2012. Web. 10 Feb. 2012. <http://www.academon.com/Book-Review-Number-Our-Days/90324>
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