Jewish Passages : Cycles of Jewish Life /

However diverse their situations, Jews draw on common traditions and texts when they mark life's momentous events and rites of passage. Looking at classic rites of passage along with emerging life-milestone practices, this text reflects the culture and religious diversity within Judaism.

Bibliographic Details
Main Author: Goldberg, Harvey E.
Format: Electronic eBook
Language:Inglés
Published: Berkeley : University of California Press, 2003.
Series:Book collections on Project MUSE.
Subjects:
Gebruiken.
Riten.
Jodendom.
Brauch
Judentum
Lebensführung
Life cycle, Human > Religious aspects > Judaism.
Judaism > Customs and practices.
Jewish way of life.
Fasts and feasts > Judaism.
SOCIAL SCIENCE > Popular Culture.
SOCIAL SCIENCE > Anthropology > Cultural.
POLITICAL SCIENCE > Public Policy > Cultural Policy.
RELIGION > Judaism > General.
Vie religieuse > Judaïsme.
Fêtes religieuses > Judaïsme.
Judaïsme > Coutumes et pratiques.
Electronic books.
Online Access:Texto completo
Table of Contents:
  • Being Jewish
  • Beginnings: birth, circumcision and naming
  • Rituals of education
  • Marriage
  • Pilgrimage and creating identities
  • Death, mourning and remembering
  • Bonds of community and individual lives
  • Appendix 1. Outline of a circumcision ceremony (Brit Milah)
  • Appendix 2. Ceremony for naming a daughter (Zeved Ha-bat)
  • Appendix 3. Tefillin and the schma
  • Appendix 4. Elements of the marriage service and blessings.

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