The Shabbat elevator and other Sabbath subterfuges : an unorthodox essay on circumventing custom and Jewish character /

This book focuses on the topic of 'circumventing custom' with special emphasis on the ingenious ways Orthodox (and other) Jews have devised to avoid breaking the extensive list of activities forbidden on the Sabbath. After examining the sources of Sabbath observance as set forth in the Old...

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Detalles Bibliográficos
Clasificación:Libro Electrónico
Autor principal: Dundes, Alan
Formato: Electrónico eBook
Idioma:Inglés
Publicado: Lanham, MD : Rowman & Littlefield Publishers, [2002]
Temas:
Sabbath (Jewish law)
Prohibited work (Jewish law)
Jews > Psychology.
Judaism and psychoanalysis.
Sabbat (Droit juif)
Interdiction du travail (Droit juif)
Juifs > Psychologie.
Psychanalyse > Aspect religieux > Judaïsme.
RELIGION > Judaism > General.
Jews > Psychology
Judaism and psychoanalysis
Gebot
Halacha
Sabbat.
Verboden.
Ontduiking.
Acceso en línea:Texto completo
Descripción
Sumario:This book focuses on the topic of 'circumventing custom' with special emphasis on the ingenious ways Orthodox (and other) Jews have devised to avoid breaking the extensive list of activities forbidden on the Sabbath. After examining the sources of Sabbath observance as set forth in the Old Testament, the New Testament, and rabbinical writings, some of the most salient forms of circumvention are described. Then drawing on Freud's insights as to the obsessive nature of religious ritual and his persuasive delineation of anal erotic character, an attempt is made to analyze such facets of Jewish ch.
Descripción Física:1 online resource (xiii, 201 pages)
Bibliografía:Includes bibliographical references (pages 175-193) and index.
ISBN:9781461645603
1461645603

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