Israel Studies

This article investigates the dynamics of the relations between religiosity categories as they play out in Israeli society. It begins with an overview of the considerations that frame our approach, and turns to an analysis of macro sociocultural and political aspects pertaining to the basic problématiques illustrated by the ultra-Orthodox, religious, and traditional categories vis-à-vis the non-religious who represent the upholders of the dominant culture. The micro-level of these problématiques are examined with reference to survey data to consider basic divergences and convergences that appear in the present-day attitudes of individuals, who see themselves in those different categories, toward Israeli Jewishness and related aspects. Both kinds of analysis reveal the relevance of different approaches to religion and kinds of religiosity. They also allow us to elaborate on the extent to which one may speak here of "pluralism", "multiculturalism", or even "conflictual multiculturalism".