The Impact of Culture and Cultures Upon Jewish Customs and Rituals: Collected Es
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The Nile on eBay FREE SHIPPING UK WIDE The Impact of Culture and Cultures Upon Jewish Customs and Rituals by Simcha Fishbane 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. FORMAT Hardcover LANGUAGE English CONDITION Brand New Publisher Description 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. Table of Contents Preface and Acknowledgments Introduction Fire Symbolism in Jewish Law and Ritual Behind the Purim Mask: The Symbolic Representation of
- Binding: Hardcover
- ISBN: 9781618114914
- Condition: Fine
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