Death in Jewish Life: burial and mourning customs among Jews of Europe and nearby communities
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 char...
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| Format: | Electronic Book |
| Language: | English |
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Berlin Boston
De Gruyter
2014
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| In: | Year: 2014 |
| Reviews: | Death in Jewish Life. Burial and Mourning Customs Among Jews of Europe and Nearby Communities (2016) (Talabardon, Susanne, 1965 -)
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| Series/Journal: | Rethinking Diaspora
Volume 1 |
| Standardized Subjects / Keyword chains: | B
Ashkenazim
/ Funeral
/ Grief
/ Ritual
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| Further subjects: | B
Judaism
Religion
Liturgy
Folklore
Folklore
Beerdigungsrituale
Judaism
Diaspora
B Electronic books B Conference program |
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| Parallel Edition: | Print version: Death in Jewish Life: Burial and Mourning Customs Among Jews of Europe and Nearby Communities |
| Summary: | 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. Stefan C. Reif, St John's College, Cambridge, UK; Andreas Lehnardt, Mainz University; Avriel Bar-Levav, Open University, Israel. 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 |
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| Item Description: | Description based upon print version of record |
| ISBN: | 3110338610 |
| Persistent identifiers: | DOI: 10.1515/9783110339185 |