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This is a clear and engagingly written account of the experiences of Haredi Jews in the UK...this account stands to be an important contribution to medical anthropology and anthropology of religions. Sallie Han, SUNY Oneonta

...an important contribution to the Berghahn series on Fertility, Reproduction and Sexuality and should be essential reading for medical anthropologists in the wake of the pandemic. * Medical Anthropology Quarterly Overall, this is an accessible, interesting and fluently written book which is a useful and timely addition to the literature in this area. Making Bodies Kosher will prove a valuable resource to those engaged in medical humanities. * Medical Humanities Kasstan's objective was achieved through an innovative use of theory and a deep attention to detail and sensitivity for his interlocutors...The richness of this ethnography cannot be understated and serves as a valuable introduction for public health practitioners tasked with the challenge of addressing larger issues of health disparities that result for faith-based groups...Research has demonstrated the challenges of engaging faith-based groups with clinical trials and this work not only supports those findings, but also serves to provide valuable insight for overcoming those challenges. * Sociology of Health & Illness The fields of Jewish studies, medical anthropology, and the anthropology of reproduction will benefit significantly from Making Bodies Kosher. Moreover, public health experts would do well to heed the critique Kasstan has offered in order to provide better care to minority groups around the world. * The Polyphony Kasstan's writing offers a fine weave of historical and contemporary ethnographic data and is clear and accessible. It will be a valuable teaching and learning resource. * Medicine Anthropology Theory A successful juxtaposition of the history of medicine, Jewish Studies and medical anthropology, Making Bodies Kosher re-assesses sweeping categorisations of enthnoreligious minorities and their complex relationships to public health interventions and health care. This attentive and innovative work will appeal to social historians of medicine, Jewish Studies scholars and women's and gender studies scholars. Public health and medical professionals could also utilise this work to evaluate their assumptions about health, religion and 'non-compliance'. * Social History of Medicine This is a clear and engagingly written account of the experiences of Haredi Jews in the UK...this account stands to be an important contribution to medical anthropology and anthropology of religions. * Sallie Han, SUNY Oneonta

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Ben Kasstan is a medical anthropologist in the Department of Global Health and Development at the London School of Hygiene and Tropical Medicine.

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