On Jewish Folklore 9780814344200, 9780814344217

On Jewish Folklore 9780814344200, 9780814344217

On Jewish Folklore spans a half-century of scholarly inquiry by the noted anthropologist and biblical scholar Raphael Pa

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Blood Test as Proof of Kinship in Jewish Folklore 9781463229542

Blood, among the Jews, possibly because it was held to be symbolic of the soul, was an object of sacred awe. The ancient

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Jewish Poland―Legends of Origin: Ethnopoetics and Legendary Chronicles (Raphael Patai Series in Jewish Folklore and Anthropology) 0814343910, 9780814343913

The first appearance of Jews in Poland and their adventures during their early years of settlement in the country are co

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Aesthetics of Sorrow: The Wailing Culture of Yemenite Jewish Women (Raphael Patai Series in Jewish Folklore and Anthropology) 0814334768, 9780814334768

The term "wailing culture" includes an array of women's behaviors and beliefs following the death of a me

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Aesthetics of Sorrow: The Wailing Culture of Yemenite Jewish Women (Raphael Patai Series in Jewish Folklore and Anthropology) 0814334768, 9780814334768

The term "wailing culture" includes an array of women's behaviors and beliefs following the death of a me

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Israeli Folk Narratives: Settlement, Immigration, Ethnicity (Raphael Patai Series in Jewish Folklore and Anthropology) 0814330479, 9780814330470

The goals and challenges that face the people of Israel are vividly illustrated by the country's many folk stories.

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On Being Human: Folklore of Mormon Missionaries 0874218330, 9780874218336

A collection of narratives, humorous stories, and songs from Mormon missionaries that has become a classic study of narr

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Israeli Folk Narratives: Settlement, Immigration, Ethnicity (Raphael Patai Series in Jewish Folklore and Anthropology) 0814330479, 9780814330470

The goals and challenges that face the people of Israel are vividly illustrated by the country's many folk stories.

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Early Jewish Cookbooks: Essays on Hungarian Jewish Gastronomical History 9789633864302

The seven essays in this volume focus such previously unexplored subjects as the world’s first cookbook printed in Hebre

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Writings on Irish Folklore, Legend and Myth 9780141960999

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