Aesthetics of sorrow : the wailing culture of yemenite-jewish women /

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Decodes the cultural and psychological meanings of the "wailing culture" following the death of a member of the Yemenite Jewish community, based on anthropological research among Yemenite Jewish communities in Israel in 2001-2003

Bibliographic Details
Call Number:Libro Electrónico
Main Author: Gamliʼel, Ṭovah, 1965- (Author)
Other Authors: Greenwood, Naftali (Translator)
Format: Electronic eBook
Language:Inglés
Hebrew
Published: Detroit : Wayne State University Press, [2014]
Series:Raphael Patai series in Jewish folklore and anthropology.
Subjects:
Jews, Yemeni > Funeral customs and rites > Israel.
Weepers (Mourners) > Israel.
Jewish mourning customs > Israel.
Jewish women > Israel.
Juifs yéménites > Rites et cérémonies funéraires > Israël.
Pleureuses > Israël.
Deuil > Coutumes juives > Israël.
Juives > Israël.
SOCIAL SCIENCE > Death & Dying.
Jewish mourning customs
Jewish women
Weepers (Mourners)
Israel
Online Access:Texto completo
Table of Contents:
  • Wailing : a topic that defies research
  • Johara : mother of the wailers
  • Giving words
  • The performance stage
  • Melancholic power
  • Mission
  • Epilogue : the lament of the printed words.

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