Blood Test as Proof of Kinship in Jewish Folklore / / George Kohut.
Blood, among the Jews, possibly because it was held to be symbolic of the soul, was an object of sacred awe. The ancient practice of covenanting by means of blood is widely-practiced as a result of ethnic superstitions.
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| Superior document: | Title is part of eBook package: De Gruyter Gorgias Press Backlist eBook-Package 2001-2013 |
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| Place / Publishing House: | Piscataway, NJ : : Gorgias Press, , [2010] ©2010 |
| Year of Publication: | 2010 |
| Language: | English |
| Series: | Analecta Gorgiana
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| Physical Description: | 1 online resource (20 p.) |
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| Other title: | Frontmatter -- CHAPTER I. |
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| Summary: | Blood, among the Jews, possibly because it was held to be symbolic of the soul, was an object of sacred awe. The ancient practice of covenanting by means of blood is widely-practiced as a result of ethnic superstitions. |
| Format: | Mode of access: Internet via World Wide Web. |
| ISBN: | 9781463229542 9783111024141 9783110663037 |
| DOI: | 10.31826/9781463229542 |
| Access: | restricted access |
| Hierarchical level: | Monograph |
| Statement of Responsibility: | George Kohut. |