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The Jewish Life Cycle - Rites of Passage from Biblical to Modern Times (Paperback, New)
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The Jewish Life Cycle - Rites of Passage from Biblical to Modern Times (Paperback, New)
Series: Samuel and Althea Stroum Lectures in Jewish Studies
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In this original and sweeping review of Jewish culture and history,
Ivan Marcus examines how and why various rites and customs
celebrating stages in the life cycle have evolved through the ages
and persisted to this day. For each phase of life--from childhood
and adolescence to adulthood and the advanced years-the book traces
the origin and development of specific rites associated with the
events of birth, circumcision, and schooling; bar and bat mitzvah
and confirmation; engagement, betrothal, and marriage; and aging,
dying, and remembering. Customs in Jewish tradition, such as the
presence of godparents at a circumcision, the use of a four-poled
canopy at a wedding, and the placing of small stones on tombstones,
are discussed. In each chapter, detailed descriptions walk the
reader through such ceremonies as early modern and contemporary
circumcision, weddings, and funerals. In a comparative framework,
Marcus illustrates how Jewish culture has negotiated with the
majority cultures of the ancient Near East, Greco-Roman antiquity,
medieval European Christianity, and Mediterranean Islam, as well as
with modern secular and religious movements and social trends, to
renew itself through ritual innovation. In his extensive research
on the Jewish life cycle, Marcus draws from documents on various
customs and ritual practices, offering reassessments of original
sources and scholarly literature. Marcus's survey is the first
comprehensive study of the rites of the Jewish life cycle since
Hayyim Schauss's The Lifetime of the Jew was published in 1950,
written for Jewish readers. Marcus's book addresses a broader
audience and is designed to appeal to scholars and interested
readers.
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