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Item Details
Title:
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DICTIONARY OF JEWISH LORE AND LEGEND
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By: |
Alan Unterman |
Format: |
Paperback |

List price:
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£12.95 |
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ISBN 10: |
0500279845 |
ISBN 13: |
9780500279847 |
Publisher: |
THAMES & HUDSON LTD |
Pub. date: |
22 August, 1997 |
Pages: |
216 |
Description: |
Presents a dictionary that captures Jewish religion and culture: the web of legend and folklore crucial to understanding Judaism. This title describes the characters and the legends that have grown up around them; Jewish methods of Biblical interpretation; framework of Jewish law, literature and poetry; the festivals of the Jewish Year, and more. |
Synopsis: |
This richly-illustrated dictionary captures the richness and vitality of Jewish religion and culture: the web of legend and folklore crucial to understanding Judaism. The result is a vital and long-needed companion for anyone seeking to understand the Jewish world now and in past centuries. It describes all the main characters and the legends that have grown up around them; Jewish methods of Biblical interpretation; the framework of Jewish law, literature and poetry; the festivals of the Jewish Year; the different languages and subgroups within the community; and the many countries that Jews have lived in, as well as the importance of the Holy Land. Also revealed is a comprehensive picture of another side of Judaism. This is a world populated by angels and demons; sages and Kabbalists; creatures unknown to zoologists; lucky and unlucky days and numbers; and the hope for a Messianic era when the dead will arise, and man will live in harmony with nature. |
Illustrations: |
222 illustrations |
Publication: |
UK |
Imprint: |
Thames & Hudson Ltd |
Returns: |
Returnable |
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