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Author : Jacob Zallel Lauterbach
Publisher :
ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 288 pages
Book Rating : 4.3/5 ( download)
Download or read book Studies in Jewish Law, Custom, and Folklore written by Jacob Zallel Lauterbach and published by . This book was released on 1970 with total page 288 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Author : Roberta Rosenthal Kwall
Publisher : Oxford University Press, USA
ISBN 13 : 0195373707
Total Pages : 336 pages
Book Rating : 4.1/5 (953 download)
Download or read book The Myth of the Cultural Jew written by Roberta Rosenthal Kwall and published by Oxford University Press, USA. This book was released on 2015 with total page 336 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: A myth exists that Jews can embrace the cultural components of Judaism without appreciating the legal aspects of the Jewish tradition. This myth suggests that law and culture are independent of one another. In reality, however, much of Jewish culture has a basis in Jewish law. Similarly, Jewish law produces Jewish culture. Roberta Rosenthal Kwall develops and applies a cultural analysis paradigm to the Jewish tradition that departs from the understanding of Jewish law solely as the embodiment of Divine command.
Author : Simon Maurice Lehrman
Publisher : London : Shapiro, Vallentine
ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 204 pages
Book Rating : 4.F/5 ( download)
Download or read book Jewish Customs and Folklore written by Simon Maurice Lehrman and published by London : Shapiro, Vallentine. This book was released on 1949 with total page 204 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Author : Angelo S. Rappoport
Publisher : Routledge
ISBN 13 : 1136218653
Total Pages : 289 pages
Book Rating : 4.1/5 (362 download)
Download or read book The Folklore Of The Jews written by Angelo S. Rappoport and published by Routledge. This book was released on 2013-10-28 with total page 289 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: 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 : Martin Goodman
Publisher : Oxford Handbooks Online
ISBN 13 : 9780199280322
Total Pages : 1060 pages
Book Rating : 4.2/5 (83 download)
Download or read book The Oxford Handbook of Jewish Studies written by Martin Goodman and published by Oxford Handbooks Online. This book was released on 2002 with total page 1060 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The Oxford Handbook of Jewish Studies reflects the current state of scholarship in the field as analyzed by an international team of experts in the different and varied areas represented within contemporary Jewish Studies. Unlike recent attempts to encapsulate the current state of Jewish Studies, the Oxford Handbook is more than a mere compendium of agreed facts; rather, it is an exhaustive survey of current interests and directions in the field.
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Publisher : Jewish Publication Society
ISBN 13 : 9780827610644
Total Pages : 452 pages
Book Rating : 4.6/5 (16 download)
Download or read book A Time to Be Born written by and published by Jewish Publication Society. This book was released on 1998 with total page 452 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Author : Harvey E. Goldberg
Publisher : Univ of California Press
ISBN 13 : 052091838X
Total Pages : 394 pages
Book Rating : 4.5/5 (29 download)
Download or read book Jewish Passages written by Harvey E. Goldberg and published by Univ of California Press. This book was released on 2003-10-17 with total page 394 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: American or Middle Eastern, Ashkenazi or Sephardi, insular or immersed in modern life—however diverse their situations or circumstances, Jews draw on common traditions and texts when they mark life's momentous events and rites of passage. The interplay of past and present, of individual practice and collective identity, emerges as a central fact of contemporary Jewish experience in Harvey E. Goldberg's multifaceted account of how Jews celebrate and observe the cycles of life. A leading anthropologist of Jewish culture, Goldberg draws on his own experience as well as classic sources and the latest research to create a nuanced portrait of Jewish rituals and customs that balances the reality of "ordinary Jews" with the authority of tradition. Looking at classic rites of passage such as circumcision and marriage, along with emerging life-milestone practices like pilgrimage and identity-seeking tourism, Jewish Passages aptly reflects the remarkable cultural and religious diversity within Judaism. This work offers a new view of Jewish culture and history with the individual firmly situated at their center by blending anecdote and historical vignettes with rabbinic, midrashic, and anthropological insights; by exploring Sephardi and Ashkenazi traditions as well as modern ideologies; and by bringing into sharp relief the activities of women and relations with Gentile neighbors. As such, this book provides a unique window on the particulars—and the significance—of personal and communal acts of identification among Jews past, present, and future.
Author : Simon J. Bronner
Publisher : Liverpool University Press
ISBN 13 : 1800857411
Total Pages : 441 pages
Book Rating : 4.8/5 (8 download)
Download or read book Revisioning Ritual written by Simon J. Bronner and published by Liverpool University Press. This book was released on 2011-09-30 with total page 441 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: A fascinating analysis of how the study of ritual is critical to illuminating what is Jewish about Jewishness.
Author : Ivan G. Marcus
Publisher : University of Washington Press
ISBN 13 : 0295803924
Total Pages : 385 pages
Book Rating : 4.2/5 (958 download)
Download or read book The Jewish Life Cycle written by Ivan G. Marcus and published by University of Washington Press. This book was released on 2012-03-01 with total page 385 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: In this original and sweeping review of Jewish culture and history, Ivan Marcus examines how and why various rites and customs celebrating stages in the life cycle have evolved through the ages and persisted to this day. For each phase of life--from childhood and adolescence to adulthood and the advanced years—the book traces the origin and development of specific rites associated with the events of birth, circumcision, and schooling; bar and bat mitzvah and confirmation; engagement, betrothal, and marriage; and aging, dying, and remembering. Customs in Jewish tradition, such as the presence of godparents at a circumcision, the use of a four-poled canopy at a wedding, and the placing of small stones on tombstones, are discussed. In each chapter, detailed descriptions walk the reader through such ceremonies as early modern and contemporary circumcision, weddings, and funerals. In a comparative framework, Marcus illustrates how Jewish culture has negotiated with the majority cultures of the ancient Near East, Greco-Roman antiquity, medieval European Christianity, and Mediterranean Islam, as well as with modern secular and religious movements and social trends, to renew itself through ritual innovation. In his extensive research on the Jewish life cycle, Marcus draws from documents on various customs and ritual practices, offering reassessments of original sources and scholarly literature. Marcus’s survey is the first comprehensive study of the rites of the Jewish life cycle since Hayyim Schauss's The Lifetime of the Jew was published in 1950, written for Jewish readers. Marcus’s book addresses a broader audience and is designed to appeal to scholars and interested readers.
Author : Nancy Sinkoff
Publisher : Society of Biblical Lit
ISBN 13 : 193067516X
Total Pages : 339 pages
Book Rating : 4.9/5 (36 download)
Download or read book Out of the Shtetl written by Nancy Sinkoff and published by Society of Biblical Lit. This book was released on 2003 with total page 339 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Author : Yuval Harari
Publisher : Wayne State University Press
ISBN 13 : 0814336310
Total Pages : 604 pages
Book Rating : 4.8/5 (143 download)
Download or read book Jewish Magic before the Rise of Kabbalah written by Yuval Harari and published by Wayne State University Press. This book was released on 2017-04-01 with total page 604 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: “Magic culture is certainly fascinating. But what is it? What, in fact, are magic writings, magic artifacts?” Originally published in Hebrew in 2010, Jewish Magic Before the Rise of Kabbalah is a comprehensive study of early Jewish magic focusing on three major topics: Jewish magic inventiveness, the conflict with the culture it reflects, and the scientific study of both. The first part of the book analyzes the essence of magic in general and Jewish magic in particular. The book begins with theories addressing the relationship of magic and religion in fields like comparative study of religion, sociology of religion, history, and cultural anthropology, and considers the implications of the paradigm shift in the interdisciplinary understanding of magic for the study of Jewish magic. The second part of the book focuses on Jewish magic culture in late antiquity and in the early Islamic period. This section highlights the artifacts left behind by the magic practitioners—amulets, bowls, precious stones, and human skulls—as well as manuals that include hundreds of recipes. Jewish Magic before the Rise of Kabbalah also reports on the culture that is reflected in the magic evidence from the perspective of external non-magic contemporary Jewish sources. Issues of magic and religion, magical mysticism, and magic and social power are dealt with in length in this thorough investigation. Scholars interested in early Jewish history and comparative religions will find great value in this text.
Author : Simon J. Bronner
Publisher : Liverpool University Press
ISBN 13 : 1786949865
Total Pages : 351 pages
Book Rating : 4.7/5 (869 download)
Download or read book Jews at Home written by Simon J. Bronner and published by Liverpool University Press. This book was released on 2010-05-27 with total page 351 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: A multifaceted exploration of what makes a home 'Jewish', materially and emotionally, and of what it takes to make Jews feel 'at home' in their environment.
Author : Dan Ben-Amos
Publisher : Jewish Publication Society
ISBN 13 : 0827608306
Total Pages : 667 pages
Book Rating : 4.8/5 (276 download)
Download or read book Folktales of the Jews, Volume 2 written by Dan Ben-Amos and published by Jewish Publication Society. This book was released on 2006 with total page 667 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Folktales from Eastern Europe presents 71 tales from Ashkenasic culture in the most important collection of Jewish folktales ever published. It is the second volume in Folktales of the Jews, the five-volume series to be released over the next several years, in the tradition of Louis Ginzberg's classic, Legends of the Jews. The tales here and the others in this series have been selected from the Israel Folktale Archives at The University of Haifa, Israel (IFA), a treasure house of Jewish lore that has remained largely unavailable to the entire world until now. Since the creation of the State of Israel, the IFA has collected more than 20,000 tales from newly arrived immigrants, long-lost stories shared by their families from around the world. The tales come from the major ethno-linguistic communities of the Jewish world and are representative of a wide variety of subjects and motifs, especially rich in Jewish content and context. Each of the tales is accompanied by in-depth commentary that explains the tale's cultural, historical, and literary background and its similarity to other tales in the IFA collection, and extensive scholarly notes. There is also an introduction that describes the Ashkenasic culture and its folk narrative tradition, a world map of the areas covered, illustrations, biographies of the collectors and narrators, tale type and motif indexes, a subject index, and a comprehensive bibliography. Until the establishment of the IFA, we had had only limited access to the wide range of Jewish folk narratives. Even in Israel, the gathering place of the most wide-ranging cross-section of world Jewry, these folktales have remained largely unknown. Many of the communities no longer exist as cohesive societies in their representative lands; the Holocaust, migration, and changes in living styles have made the continuation of these tales impossible. This volume and the others to come will be monuments to a rich but vanishing oral tradition
Author : Isaiah Shachar
Publisher : BRILL
ISBN 13 : 9789004042797
Total Pages : 106 pages
Book Rating : 4.0/5 (427 download)
Download or read book The Jewish Year written by Isaiah Shachar and published by BRILL. This book was released on 1975 with total page 106 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Author : Wayne Allen
Publisher : Trafford Publishing
ISBN 13 : 142699558X
Total Pages : 329 pages
Book Rating : 4.4/5 (269 download)
Download or read book Further Perspectives on Jewish Law and Contemporary Issues written by Wayne Allen and published by Trafford Publishing. This book was released on 2011-10-20 with total page 329 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: As a dynamic tradition, Judaism has always relied on experts to interpret sacred texts for modern times. Responding to the questions posed to him from congregants, other rabbis, and Jews around the world, Rabbi Allen blends his special sensitivity with profound scholarship in addressing a wide range of religious issues. This book is a window into how an ancient tradition can still keep its relevance today.
Author : Isaac Klein
Publisher : KTAV Publishing House, Inc.
ISBN 13 : 9780873340045
Total Pages : 650 pages
Book Rating : 4.3/5 (4 download)
Download or read book A Guide to Jewish Religious Practice written by Isaac Klein and published by KTAV Publishing House, Inc.. This book was released on 1979 with total page 650 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: On the Sabbath, calling women to the Torah, and counting them in the minyan.
Author : Alan Dundes
Publisher : Rowman & Littlefield Publishers
ISBN 13 : 1461645603
Total Pages : 217 pages
Book Rating : 4.4/5 (616 download)
Download or read book The Shabbat Elevator and other Sabbath Subterfuges written by Alan Dundes and published by Rowman & Littlefield Publishers. This book was released on 2002-01-21 with total page 217 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: There are literally hundreds if not thousands of books written about Judaism and Jews, but this book is unlike any previously published. It focuses on the topic of 'circumventing custom' with special emphasis on the ingenious ways Orthodox (and other) Jews have devised to avoid breaking the extensive list of activities forbidden on the Sabbath. After examining the sources of Sabbath observance as set forth in the Old Testament, the New Testament, and rabbinical writings, some of the most salient forms of circumvention are described. These include: riding a special Shabbat elevator, unscrewing the lightbulb in the refrigerator, constructing an eruv (a space extending one's domicile so that objects may be carried outside the home), and relying on the services of the so-called 'Shabbes Goy,' among others. Dundes respectfully analyzes such facets of Jewish characteristics as an undue concern with purity, and a long-established tradition of indulging in nit-picking and argumentation. The resultant picture of Jewish character is drawn from an unusual mixture of religious written texts and oral tradition (jokes and proverbs). The sources range from ancient Israel to works from the twenty-first century. In many ways, it is an authentic and striking Jewish self-portrait that is painted for the very first time in this fascinating volume.
