The Impact of Culture and Cultures Upon Jewish Customs and Rituals : : Collected Essays / / Simcha Fishbane.
This book discusses the development of practices associated with customs and artifacts used in Jewish ceremonies when viewed from the vantage of anthropological studies. It can also function as a guide to practical halakhah. The author examines topics such as Torah Scrolls, ceremonial use of fire, P...
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| Superior document: | Title is part of eBook package: De Gruyter Academic Studies Press Complete eBook-Package 2016 |
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| Place / Publishing House: | Boston, MA : : Academic Studies Press, , [2020] ©2016 |
| Year of Publication: | 2020 |
| Language: | English |
| Series: | Judaism and Jewish Life
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| Physical Description: | 1 online resource (276 p.) |
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| Summary: | This book discusses the development of practices associated with customs and artifacts used in Jewish ceremonies when viewed from the vantage of anthropological studies. It can also function as a guide to practical halakhah. The author examines topics such as Torah Scrolls, ceremonial use of fire, Purim customs, the festival of Shavuot, magic and superstition. This investigation, at times, compares some Jewish observances with the wider cultural observances or notions of the broader, gentile societies in which Jews were located when these customs originated. It is found that the time and location of a practice's origin is often critical to appreciating a shared context. In all cases the Jewish practice becomes reinterpreted within a specifically Jewish narrative and legal structure. |
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| Format: | Mode of access: Internet via World Wide Web. |
| ISBN: | 9781618114921 9783110688160 |
| DOI: | 10.1515/9781618114921 |
| Access: | restricted access |
| Hierarchical level: | Monograph |
| Statement of Responsibility: | Simcha Fishbane. |