Death in Jewish Life
Burial and Mourning Customs Among Jews of Europe and Nearby Communities
Jewish customs and traditions about death, burial and mourning are numerous, diverse and intriguing. They are considered by many to have a respectable pedigree that goes back to the earliest rabbinic period. In order to examine the accurate historical origins of many of them, an international conference was held at Tel Aviv University in 2010 and experts dealt with many aspects of the topic. This volume includes most of the papers given then, as well as a few added later. What emerges are a wealth of fresh material and perspectives, as well as the realization that the high Middle Ages saw a set of exceptional innovations, some of which later…
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Weitere Autoren: Lehnardt, Andreas (Hrsg.) / Bar-Levav, Avriel (Hrsg.)
- ISBN: 978-3-11-033861-4
- EAN: 9783110338614
- Produktnummer: 16411109
- Verlag: Gruyter, Walter de GmbH
- Sprache: Englisch
- Erscheinungsjahr: 2014
- Seitenangabe: 379 S.
- Masse: H23.6 cm x B16.1 cm x D2.7 cm 709 g
- Abbildungen: 32 Farbseiten
- Reihenbandnummer: 1; 78
- Gewicht: 709
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Stefan C. Reif, St John's College, Cambridge, UK; Andreas Lehnardt, Mainz University; Avriel Bar-Levav, Open University, Israel.
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