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The Impact of Culture and Cultures Upon Jewish Customs and Rituals - Collected Essays (Hardcover)
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The Impact of Culture and Cultures Upon Jewish Customs and Rituals - Collected Essays (Hardcover)
Series: Judaism and Jewish Life
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This book discusses the development of practices associated with
customs and artifacts used in Jewish ceremonies when viewed from
the vantage of anthropological studies. It can also function as a
guide to practical halakhah. The author examines topics such as
Torah Scrolls, ceremonial use of fire, Purim customs, the festival
of Shavuot, magic and superstition. This investigation, at times,
compares some Jewish observances with the wider cultural
observances or notions of the broader, gentile societies in which
Jews were located when these customs originated. It is found that
the time and location of a practice's origin is often critical to
appreciating a shared context. In all cases the Jewish practice
becomes reinterpreted within a specifically Jewish narrative and
legal structure.
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