The Saint of Beersheba /

Jones traces the St. Nicholas legend from its origins in 4th c. Asia Minor through the Middle Ages to its form in 19th c. New York. A reprint of the 1978 original. Investigates the yearly pilgrimage and celebration at the grave of Rabbi Chayam Chouri (1885-1957), a Tunisian Jewish leader who emigrat...

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Detalles Bibliográficos
Clasificación:Libro Electrónico
Autor principal: Weingrod, Alex
Formato: Electrónico eBook
Idioma:Inglés
Publicado: Albany : State University of New York Press, ©1990.
Colección:SUNY series in Israeli studies.
Temas:
Chouri, Chayim, > -1957.
Chouri, Chayim, > -1957
Jewish pilgrims and pilgrimages > Israel > Beersheba.
Zaddikim > Africa, North > Biography.
Zaddikim > Israel > Beersheba > Biography.
Saints juifs > Afrique du Nord > Biographies.
Saints juifs > Israël > Beersheba > Biographies.
SOCIAL SCIENCE > Sociology of Religion.
Jewish pilgrims and pilgrimages
Zaddikim
Beersheba (Israel) > Religious life and customs.
North Africa
Israel > Beersheba
Biographies
Biographies.
Acceso en línea:Texto completo
Descripción
Sumario:Jones traces the St. Nicholas legend from its origins in 4th c. Asia Minor through the Middle Ages to its form in 19th c. New York. A reprint of the 1978 original. Investigates the yearly pilgrimage and celebration at the grave of Rabbi Chayam Chouri (1885-1957), a Tunisian Jewish leader who emigrated to Israel in 1955. Weingrod (anthropology, Ben Gurion University, Beersheba, Israel) pursues historical and anthropological questions of sainthood and devotion in modern Israel. Includes photographs. Paper edition (unseen), $10.95. Annotation copyrighted by Book News, Inc., Portland, OR.
Descripción Física:1 online resource (viii, 148 pages) : illustrations
Bibliografía:Includes bibliographical references (pages 117-122) and index.
ISBN:0585075956
9780585075952
9780791401385
0791401383
9781438423593
1438423594
0791401391
9780791401392

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