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Gideon Aran is a professor of sociology and anthropology at the Hebrew University, Jerusalem. He is the author, most recently, of The Smile of the Human Bomb: New Perspectives on Suicide Terrorism.
An illuminating work... The book's text testifies to the depth of his penetration of the intra-organizational discourse and the thinking guiding its members. The result is a brilliant study that exposes the reader to a new Jewish-Haredi subgroup and its beliefs, customs and rites. * Haaretz * Aran correctly claims that this book will interest multiple audiences. Indeed, it should have very wide appeal in fields such as: anthropology; sociology; psychology; Jewish, Israeli, and Mideast studies; disaster and trauma studies; death and dying studies; and public health. The book is replete with insights and is generally well written. * David A. Rier, Contemporary Jewry * Aran correctly claims that this book will interest multiple audiences. Indeed, it should have very wide appeal in fields such as: anthropology; sociology; psycholÂogy; Jewish, Israeli, and Mideast studies; disaster and trauma studies; death and dying studies; and public health. The book is replete with insights and is generally well written. * David A. Rier, Contemporary Jewry *
