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Author | : Reuven P. Bulka |
Publisher | : KTAV Publishing House, Inc. |
Total Pages | : 130 |
Release | : 2003 |
Genre | : Religion |
ISBN | : 9780881257830 |
This volume looks at the unique phenomenon of what the author calls Modern Folk Judaism, the way that many Jews have chosen to express their Judaism in the context of Modern society. The author explores some of the strange, contradictory, and often funny results that have derived from this choice, and how these results have impacted on Jewish continuity. The central thesis of this book is that a little bit of Judaism, far from fending off the prosect of intermarriage, may actually encourage it. The author contends that in some way, we all make choices about what we think is more and less important, and that therefore to some extent we are all folk Jews. The book concludes with some suggestions for how we can build upon the strengths of Modern Folk Judaism to chart a more promising course for our collective future.
Author | : Joy Gottesman Ungerleider |
Publisher | : |
Total Pages | : 296 |
Release | : 1986 |
Genre | : Art |
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Author | : Joshua Trachtenberg |
Publisher | : University of Pennsylvania Press |
Total Pages | : 396 |
Release | : 2004-02-13 |
Genre | : Religion |
ISBN | : 9780812218626 |
Alongside the formal development of Judaism from the eleventh through the sixteenth centuries, a robust Jewish folk religion flourished—ideas and practices that never met with wholehearted approval by religious leaders yet enjoyed such wide popularity that they could not be altogether excluded from the religion. According to Joshua Trachtenberg, it is not possible truly to understand the experience and history of the Jewish people without attempting to recover their folklife and beliefs from centuries past. Jewish Magic and Superstition is a masterful and utterly fascinating exploration of religious forms that have all but disappeared yet persist in the imagination. The volume begins with legends of Jewish sorcery and proceeds to discuss beliefs about the evil eye, spirits of the dead, powers of good, the famous legend of the golem, procedures for casting spells, the use of gems and amulets, how to battle spirits, the ritual of circumcision, herbal folk remedies, fortune telling, astrology, and the interpretation of dreams. First published more than sixty years ago, Trachtenberg's study remains the foundational scholarship on magical practices in the Jewish world and offers an understanding of folk beliefs that expressed most eloquently the everyday religion of the Jewish people.
Author | : Israel Rabinovitch |
Publisher | : Montreal, Book Center |
Total Pages | : 338 |
Release | : 1952 |
Genre | : Jews |
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Author | : Raphael Patai |
Publisher | : Routledge |
Total Pages | : 1641 |
Release | : 2015-03-26 |
Genre | : Political Science |
ISBN | : 1317471709 |
This multicultural reference work on Jewish folklore, legends, customs, and other elements of folklife is the first of its kind.
Author | : Steven M. Lowenstein Isadore Levine Professor of Jewish History University of Judaism |
Publisher | : Oxford University Press, USA |
Total Pages | : 291 |
Release | : 2001-05-17 |
Genre | : History |
ISBN | : 0195313607 |
Here, in one compact volume, is an illuminating survey of Jewish folkways on five continents. Filled with fascinating facts and keen insights, The Jewish Cultural Tapestry is a richly woven fabric that vividly captures the diversity of Jewish life. All Jews are bound together by the common thread of the Torah and the Talmud, notes author Steven Lowenstein, but this thread takes on a different coloration in different parts of the world, as Jewish tradition and local non-Jewish customs intertwine. Lowenstein describes these widely varying regional Jewish cultures with needlepoint accuracy, highlighting the often surprising similarities between Jewish and non-Jewish local traditions, and revealing why Jewish customs vary as much as they do from region to region. We visit the great Ashkenazic and Sephardic cultures of Europe and the Mediterranean; the unique Jewish cultures of Iraq, Persia, Ethiopia and Yemen; the little-known cultures of the Bukharian Jews of Central Asia, the Cochin Jews of India, and the Kaifeng Jews of China. We read about regional religious practices, wedding ceremonies and marriage customs; different traditions of Jewish music and Jewish dress; and the origins of Jewish names. Lowenstein also surveys Jewish cuisine around the world, offering easy-to-prepare traditional recipes, ranging from kugel and blintzes to Malawach from Yemen, T'beet from Iraq, Mina de Cordero from Turkey, and Passover Soup from Uzbekistan. From Europe to India, Israel to America, The Jewish Cultural Tapestry offers an engaging overview of the customs and folkways of a people united by tradition, yet scattered to the far corners of the earth. Packaged in an attractive large format, this beautifully illustrated volume would be a meaningful gift for the holidays.
Author | : Zvi E. Kurzweil |
Publisher | : |
Total Pages | : 180 |
Release | : 1985 |
Genre | : Religion |
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Author | : Blu Greenberg |
Publisher | : Jason Aronson |
Total Pages | : 544 |
Release | : 1989 |
Genre | : Religion |
ISBN | : 9780876688823 |
Never has such a complete and accurate guide to running a traditional Jewish household been so accessible and sympathetic to the uninitiated. Blu Greenberg at once guides nontraditional Jews who are looking to become more observant and allows traditional Jews to fine-tune the details of their own observant home lives.
Author | : Galit Hasan-Rokem |
Publisher | : Wayne State University Press |
Total Pages | : 206 |
Release | : 2014-12-01 |
Genre | : History |
ISBN | : 0814340482 |
Scholars of Jewish folklore as well as of Talmudic-Midrashic literature will find this volume to be invaluable reading.
Author | : Aliza Shenhar |
Publisher | : Wayne State University Press |
Total Pages | : 212 |
Release | : 2018-02-05 |
Genre | : Social Science |
ISBN | : 0814344534 |
In contrast to most anthologies of Jewish folktales, the texts in this book were recorded in the natural context of narration and in the language of origin (Judaeo-Arabic), meeting the most vigorous standards of current folklore scholarship.