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DEATH IN JEWISH LIFE
BURIAL AND MOURNING CUSTOMS AMONG JEWS OF EUROPE AND NEARBY COMMUNITIES |
| By: |
Stefan C. Reif (Editor), Andreas Lehnardt (Editor), Avriel Bar-Levav (Editor) |
| Format: |
Electronic book text |
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£130.00 |
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| ISBN 10: |
3110377489 |
| ISBN 13: |
9783110377484 |
| Publisher: |
DE GRUYTER |
| Pub. date: |
27 August, 2014 |
| Series: |
Rethinking Diaspora 1 |
| Pages: |
379 |
| Description: |
Examines in inter-disciplinary perspective the degree to which the medieval Ashkenazi were innovative in the area of communal activity surrounding burial and mourning customs. In this book, the topics cover liturgical poetry as well as statutory prayers; confessions, final testimonies and acts of charity. |
| Synopsis: |
This volume examines in inter-disciplinary perspective the degree to which the medieval Ashkenazi were innovative in the area of communal activity surrounding burial and mourning customs. The topics cover liturgical poetry as well as statutory prayers; confessions, final testimonies and acts of charity; funeral and mourning rites; the influences of the surrounding non-Jewish; the effects of major acts of persecution. |
| US Grade: |
College Graduate Student |
| Publication: |
Germany |
| Imprint: |
Walter de Gruyter & Co |
| Returns: |
Non-returnable |
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