The Lost World of Russia's Jews : Ethnography and Folklore in the Pale of Settlement /
The Lost World of Russia's Jews powerfully illuminates traditional Jewish life in Eastern Europe on the eve of its transformation and, ultimately, destruction.
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Idioma: | Inglés |
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Bloomington :
Indiana University Press,
2021.
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Acceso en línea: | Texto completo |
Tabla de Contenidos:
- Cover
- Title Page
- Copyright
- Contents
- Acknowledgments
- A Note on Transliteration
- Introduction
- 1. Sh. An-sky and the Jewish Ethnographic Expedition: The Participants in the Expedition
- 2. Synagogues and Prayerhouses
- 3. Headstones, Graves, and Tombs
- 4. Communal Pinkesim
- 5. Tales about Nigunim [Melodies] and Prayers
- 6. Exorcisms, Charms, and Remedies
- 7. Scribes and Scribal Writing
- Bibliography
- Index.