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Rituals of childhood : Jewish acculturation in Medieval Europe /

In medieval times, when a Jewish boy of five began religious schooling, he was carried from home to a teacher and placed on the teacher's lap. He was then asked to recite the Hebrew alphabet and lick honey from the slate on which it was written, to eat magically inscribed cooked peeled eggs and...

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Bibliographic Details
Call Number:Libro Electrónico
Main Author: Marcus, Ivan G.
Format: Electronic eBook
Language:Inglés
Published: New Haven, Conn. : Yale University Press, ©1996.
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