Dalit Simchai
Biographic Data
| ID | 135510 |
|---|---|
| NAME | Dalit Simchai |
| GIVEN NAMES | Dalit |
| FAMILY NAME | Simchai |
| SIGNATURE | SIMCHAI D |
| AFFILIATIONS | Tel Hai Academic College |
| ORCID | 0000-0001-7785-1389 |
| VERIFIED | Yes |
| TOTAL WORKS | 10 |
| TOTAL CITATIONS | 84 |
| AUTHOR COUNT | 10 |
| EDITOR COUNT | 0 |
| FIRST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2002 |
| LATEST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2025 |
| H-INDEX | 3 |
All Her Glory
This ethnographic paper explores modest fashion (MF) among Muslim and Jewish women in Israel as a lens to situated, everyday practices of cosmopolitanism in a Middle Eastern setting. We find that, through its spread across offline and online spaces, MF creates unexpected interactions between Jewish and Muslim-Palestinian women, whose communities are, by and large, mutually hostile. Drawing on participant observation, netnography, and interviews, …
Millennial femininity and the harmonious state of mind
The article depicts feminine subjectivity among women of the millennial generation. Content analysis of an open question relating to the answers of 623 Israeli participants reveals perceptions of femininity as at once gender conscious and non-political. Respondents express a strong sense of entitlement to gender equality yet retain an essentialized perception of gender differences. They are aware of the contradictory demands directed at women, bu…
The Ethic of Spirituality and the Non-Angry Subject
This article is based on ethnographic studies of several spiritual groups in Israel. It offers a critical analysis of the discursive practices employed with regard to the link between spirituality and anger. We found that the emotion of anger occupies a singular status in New Age culture. By marking it as an uncontrollable and explosive emotion, anger is constructed as a key emotion that reflects and signifies the subject's proximity to the ideal…
Feminist identifications across the ethnic-national divide
This study explores young Israeli Jewish and Palestinian women's gender ideology and their readiness to endorse the label 'feminist'. Using data from a large-scale survey among students in the northern periphery of Israel, we found that feminism has become a source of identification for both Jewish and Palestinian young women in Israel, and that Palestinians are more inclined to endorse the self-label 'feminist' than Jews. We also found that each…
New Age in Israel
This article presents a critical analysis of New Age culture. We draw on two empirical studies conducted in Israel and show that the lofty notions about freedom from the shackles of socially structured identities and the unifying potential this holds, as well as the claim regarding the basic equality of human beings, are utopian. Blindness toward ethno-national identity reinforces identification with a self-evident hegemonic perception, thereby l…
The ‘gender puzzle’ of alternative medicine and holistic spirituality
Ethno-national Identity and the New Age World View in Israel
This article focuses on the concept of identity by juxtaposing New Age philosophy and nationalism in the Israeli context. Based on my qualitative research, I deconstruct the Israeli New Age discourse on ethno-national identity and expose two approaches within this discourse. The more common one is the belief held by most Israelis, according to which ethno-national identity is a fundamental component of one's self. A second and much less prevalent…
Exposing the Myth of Sexual Aversion in the Israeli Kibbutzim
Incest Avoidance, the Incest Taboo, and Social Cohesion
Backpacking experiences
Backpacking experiences
The Ethic of Spirituality and the Non-Angry Subject
This article is based on ethnographic studies of several spiritual groups in Israel. It offers a critical analysis of the discursive practices employed with regard to the link between spirituality and anger. We found that the emotion of anger occupies a singular status in New Age culture. By marking it as an uncontrollable and explosive emotion, anger is constructed as a key emotion that reflects and signifies the subject's proximity to the ideal…
Incest Avoidance, the Incest Taboo, and Social Cohesion
Feminist identifications across the ethnic-national divide
This study explores young Israeli Jewish and Palestinian women's gender ideology and their readiness to endorse the label 'feminist'. Using data from a large-scale survey among students in the northern periphery of Israel, we found that feminism has become a source of identification for both Jewish and Palestinian young women in Israel, and that Palestinians are more inclined to endorse the self-label 'feminist' than Jews. We also found that each…
Exposing the Myth of Sexual Aversion in the Israeli Kibbutzim
Millennial femininity and the harmonious state of mind
The article depicts feminine subjectivity among women of the millennial generation. Content analysis of an open question relating to the answers of 623 Israeli participants reveals perceptions of femininity as at once gender conscious and non-political. Respondents express a strong sense of entitlement to gender equality yet retain an essentialized perception of gender differences. They are aware of the contradictory demands directed at women, bu…
New Age in Israel
This article presents a critical analysis of New Age culture. We draw on two empirical studies conducted in Israel and show that the lofty notions about freedom from the shackles of socially structured identities and the unifying potential this holds, as well as the claim regarding the basic equality of human beings, are utopian. Blindness toward ethno-national identity reinforces identification with a self-evident hegemonic perception, thereby l…
Ethno-national Identity and the New Age World View in Israel
This article focuses on the concept of identity by juxtaposing New Age philosophy and nationalism in the Israeli context. Based on my qualitative research, I deconstruct the Israeli New Age discourse on ethno-national identity and expose two approaches within this discourse. The more common one is the belief held by most Israelis, according to which ethno-national identity is a fundamental component of one's self. A second and much less prevalent…
Backpacking experiences
Incest Avoidance, the Incest Taboo, and Social Cohesion
Exposing the Myth of Sexual Aversion in the Israeli Kibbutzim
The ‘gender puzzle’ of alternative medicine and holistic spirituality
Ethno-national Identity and the New Age World View in Israel
This article focuses on the concept of identity by juxtaposing New Age philosophy and nationalism in the Israeli context. Based on my qualitative research, I deconstruct the Israeli New Age discourse on ethno-national identity and expose two approaches within this discourse. The more common one is the belief held by most Israelis, according to which ethno-national identity is a fundamental component of one's self. A second and much less prevalent…
New Age in Israel
This article presents a critical analysis of New Age culture. We draw on two empirical studies conducted in Israel and show that the lofty notions about freedom from the shackles of socially structured identities and the unifying potential this holds, as well as the claim regarding the basic equality of human beings, are utopian. Blindness toward ethno-national identity reinforces identification with a self-evident hegemonic perception, thereby l…
Feminist identifications across the ethnic-national divide
This study explores young Israeli Jewish and Palestinian women's gender ideology and their readiness to endorse the label 'feminist'. Using data from a large-scale survey among students in the northern periphery of Israel, we found that feminism has become a source of identification for both Jewish and Palestinian young women in Israel, and that Palestinians are more inclined to endorse the self-label 'feminist' than Jews. We also found that each…
The Ethic of Spirituality and the Non-Angry Subject
This article is based on ethnographic studies of several spiritual groups in Israel. It offers a critical analysis of the discursive practices employed with regard to the link between spirituality and anger. We found that the emotion of anger occupies a singular status in New Age culture. By marking it as an uncontrollable and explosive emotion, anger is constructed as a key emotion that reflects and signifies the subject's proximity to the ideal…
Millennial femininity and the harmonious state of mind
The article depicts feminine subjectivity among women of the millennial generation. Content analysis of an open question relating to the answers of 623 Israeli participants reveals perceptions of femininity as at once gender conscious and non-political. Respondents express a strong sense of entitlement to gender equality yet retain an essentialized perception of gender differences. They are aware of the contradictory demands directed at women, bu…
All Her Glory
This ethnographic paper explores modest fashion (MF) among Muslim and Jewish women in Israel as a lens to situated, everyday practices of cosmopolitanism in a Middle Eastern setting. We find that, through its spread across offline and online spaces, MF creates unexpected interactions between Jewish and Muslim-Palestinian women, whose communities are, by and large, mutually hostile. Drawing on participant observation, netnography, and interviews, …
Sociology (9 works) · Political science (5 works) · Gender Studies (4 works) · Jewish and Middle Eastern Studies (4 works) · Law (4 works) · Psychology (4 works) · Aesthetics (3 works) · Anthropology (3 works) · Geography (3 works) · Politics (3 works)