On Jewish Folklore

Author : Raphael Patai
Publisher : Wayne State University Press
Page : 598 pages
File Size : 50,6 Mb
Release : 2018-02-05
Category : History
ISBN : 9780814344200

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On Jewish Folklore by Raphael Patai Pdf

On Jewish Folklore spans a half-century of scholarly inquiry by the noted anthropologist and biblical scholar Raphael Patai. He essays collected in this volume, some of which are presented for the first time in English translation, provide a rich harvest of Jewish customs and traditional beliefs, gathered from all over the world and from ancient to modern times. Among the subjects Dr. Patai investigated and recorded are the history and oral traditions of the now-vanished Marrano community of Meshhed, Iran; cultural change among the so-called Jewish Indians of Mexico; beliefs and customs in connection with birth, the rainbow, and the color blue; Jewish variants of the widespread custom of earth-eating; and the remarkable parallels between the rituals connected with enthroning a new king as described in the Bible and as practiced among certain African tribes.

Author : Nathan Ausubel
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 0 pages
File Size : 47,6 Mb
Release : 1972
Category : Electronic
ISBN : OCLC:1243779850

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A Treasury of Jewish Folklore by Nathan Ausubel Pdf

Author : Raphael Patai
Publisher : Routledge
Page : 1641 pages
File Size : 47,7 Mb
Release : 2015-03-26
Category : Political Science
ISBN : 9781317471707

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Encyclopedia of Jewish Folklore and Traditions by Raphael Patai Pdf

This multicultural reference work on Jewish folklore, legends, customs, and other elements of folklife is the first of its kind.

Author : Ronald H. Isaacs
Publisher : Jason Aronson
Page : 216 pages
File Size : 43,8 Mb
Release : 1998
Category : Medical
ISBN : 0765799510

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Divination, Magic, and Healing by Ronald H. Isaacs Pdf

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Author : Veronica Schanoes
Publisher : Tordotcom
Page : 336 pages
File Size : 50,5 Mb
Release : 2021-03-02
Category : Fiction
ISBN : 9781250781512

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Burning Girls and Other Stories by Veronica Schanoes Pdf

A Most Anticipated in 2021 Pick for The Independent | Buzzfeed | The Nerd Daily When we came to America, we brought anger and socialism and hunger. We also brought our demons. In Burning Girls and Other Stories, Veronica Schanoes crosses borders and genres with stories of fierce women at the margins of society burning their way toward the center. This debut collection introduces readers to a fantasist in the vein of Karen Russell and Kelly Link, with a voice all her own. Emma Goldman—yes, that Emma Goldman—takes tea with the Baba Yaga and truths unfold inside of exquisitely crafted lies. In "Among the Thorns," a young woman in seventeenth century Germany is intent on avenging the brutal murder of her peddler father, but discovers that vengeance may consume all that it touches. In the showstopping, awards finalist title story, "Burning Girls," Schanoes invests the immigrant narrative with a fearsome fairytale quality that tells a story about America we may not want—but need—to hear. Dreamy, dangerous, and precise, with the weight of the very oldest tales we tell, Burning Girls and Other Stories introduces a writer pushing the boundaries of both fantasy and contemporary fiction. With a foreword by Jane Yolen At the Publisher's request, this title is being sold without Digital Rights Management Software (DRM) applied.

Author : Rosalind Charney Kaye
Publisher : Kar-Ben
Page : 36 pages
File Size : 50,6 Mb
Release : 2011-08-01
Category : Juvenile Fiction
ISBN : 9780761379249

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Brainteasers from Jewish Folklore by Rosalind Charney Kaye Pdf

Full of Jewish folktales like "The Lazy Artist," and "Cheating the Inquisitor," this collection offers young readers 16 different riddles and stories that will challenge and entertain.

Author : Amnon Shiloah
Publisher : Wayne State University Press
Page : 284 pages
File Size : 54,9 Mb
Release : 1995
Category : History
ISBN : 0814322352

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Jewish Musical Traditions by Amnon Shiloah Pdf

Shiloah (musicology, Hebrew U. of Jerusalem ) discusses the manner in which the 2,000-year-old Jewish musical heritage meshes with the complex web of Jewish history by way of central themes such as the relation of music to religion, music and the world of the Kabbalah, and music in communal life. He considers technical and theoretical approaches, as well as art music, folk music, and performance practices of poets, vocalists, instrumentalists and dancers. Annotation copyright by Book News, Inc., Portland, OR

Author : Angelo S. Rappoport
Publisher : Routledge
Page : 261 pages
File Size : 55,6 Mb
Release : 2013-10-28
Category : Religion
ISBN : 9781136218729

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The Folklore Of The Jews by Angelo S. Rappoport Pdf

First published in 2007. This classic work draws together the whole rich field of Jewish Folklore- the popular beliefs, practices, superstitions and traditional wisdom relating to all aspects of life. Dr. Rappaport has organised the book around four main themes: nature, the heavenly bodies and mythological an cosmological motifs; fauna and flora; human life including birth, marriage, illness and death, omens and portents; and supernatural and natural powers including demons and spirits, witchcraft, charms and spells. There are chapters on folk medicine, demonology, customs and practices, as well as a selection of Jewish legends and folktales, and a collection of Hebrew and Yiddish proverbs and popular sayings.

Author : Anonim
Publisher : Boyds Mills Press
Page : 174 pages
File Size : 52,9 Mb
Release : 2014-09-12
Category : Juvenile Fiction
ISBN : 9781629792910

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Solomon and the Ant by Anonim Pdf

A treasure trove of forty-three religious, wisdom, riddle, and trickster Jewish folktales that have been told near the hearth, at the table, and in the synagogue for centuries. Sheldon Oberman, a master storyteller, retells the tales with simplicity and grace, making them perfect for performing and reading aloud. Peninnah Schram, herself an acclaimed storyteller and folklorist, provides lively notes and commentary that examine the meaning of each tale and its place in history.

Author : Howard Schwartz
Publisher : Oxford University Press
Page : 705 pages
File Size : 50,8 Mb
Release : 2006-12-27
Category : FICTION
ISBN : 9780195327137

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Tree of Souls by Howard Schwartz Pdf

From tales of Adam, Moses, and other biblical figures, to the fall of Lucifer and the quarrel of the sun and moon, an anthology of Jewish myth presents seven hundred key stories and through extensive commentary places them in context with the literature of the world.

Author : Sándor Scheiber
Publisher : Budapest : Akadémiai Kiadó
Page : 464 pages
File Size : 52,7 Mb
Release : 1985
Category : Literary Criticism
ISBN : UOM:39015012849272

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Essays on Jewish Folklore and Comparative Literature by Sándor Scheiber Pdf

Author : Bennett Muraskin
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 232 pages
File Size : 40,8 Mb
Release : 2001
Category : Social Science
ISBN : IND:30000085271637

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Humanist Readings in Jewish Folklore by Bennett Muraskin Pdf

Author : Tamar Alexander-Frizer
Publisher : Wayne State University Press
Page : 712 pages
File Size : 44,5 Mb
Release : 2008
Category : History
ISBN : 0814329713

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The Heart is a Mirror by Tamar Alexander-Frizer Pdf

"In part 1, Alexander-Frizer investigates the relationship between folk literature and group identity via the stories' connection to Hebrew canonical sources, their historical connection to the land of origin, their treatment of prominent family members and historical events, and their connection to the surrounding culture in the lands of the Spanish Diaspora. Part 2 contains an analysis of several important genres and subgenres present in the folktales, including legends, ethical tales, fairy tales, novellas, and humorous tales. Finally, in part 3, Alexander-Frizer discusses the art of storytelling, introducing the theatrical and rhetorical aspects of Sephardic folktales, such as the storyteller, the audience, and the circumstances of time and place."--BOOK JACKET.

Author : Dov Noy,Dan Ben-Amos
Publisher : Psychology Press
Page : 672 pages
File Size : 50,6 Mb
Release : 2003
Category : Reference
ISBN : 0415968100

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Jewish Folklore by Dov Noy,Dan Ben-Amos Pdf

Covering customs, rituals, legends, words and images in Jewish traditions as they were kept and transmitted in different historical and cultural setting over centuries, this book presents a window into Jewish civilization as well as an original and important work of folklore scholarship. The 750 alphabetically organized entries cover Jewish folk traditions concerning the Bible, Kabbalah, astrology and mysticism; traditions from China to the Americas; folk appreciation of Jewish history; folk proverbs; folk music; traditions about sanctuary in the Holy land; the great scholars who worked to preserve traditions; folk arts; customs and practices; beliefs about afterlife, the Messiah, angles, ghosts and demons; folk medicine; and much more. Featuring illuminating sidebars and illustrations, this historical and multicultural resource on Jewish folklore should prove valuable to students and researchers, as well as general readers.

Author : Rachel Elior
Publisher : Urim Publications
Page : 125 pages
File Size : 42,6 Mb
Release : 2008-09-01
Category : Religion
ISBN : 9789655240986

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Dybbuks and Jewish Women in Social History, Mysticism and Folklore by Rachel Elior Pdf

How and why a person comes to be possessed by a dybbuk—the possession of a living body by the soul of a deceased person—and what consequences ensue from such possession, form the subject of this book. Though possession by a dybbuk has traditionally been understood as punishment for a terrible sin, it can also be seen as a mechanism used by desperate individuals—often women—who had no other means of escape from the demands and expectations of an all-encompassing patriarchal social order. Dybbuks and Jewish Women examines these and other aspects of dybbuk possession from historical and phenomenological perspectives, with particular attention to the gender significance of the subject.