The Shtiebelization of Modern Jewry

Simcha Fishbane

ISBN 10: 1936235773 / ISBN 13: 9781936235773

Editore: Academic Studies Press, 2011

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Riassunto:

Jewish custom and ritual, or their Hebrew equivalent, minhag, has intrigued rabbis and scholars for generations. The majority of the rabbinical works devoted to minhag primarily encompass lists of sources and reporting of old and new customs. Some have explored the historical development of the minhag. Here, Simcha Fishbane treats minhag from a socio-anthropological perspective. The Shtiebelization of Modern Jewry discusses the theory and model of minhagim using the Mishnah Berurah and the Arukh Hashulkhan, analyzes rabbinic texts concerned with custom, and describes current rituals from a socio-anthropological viewpoint, enabling both scholars and general readers to come to a better understanding of minhagim in Jewish culture.

Informazioni sull'autore: Simcha Fishbane (PhD Concordia University) is an associate professor of Jewish Studies and executive assistant to the president of Touro College. His recent publications include Deviancy in Early Rabbinic Literature, Brill, 2007; Jewish Studies in Violence, edited by and introduced by Simcha Fishbane, UPA, 2006; and Voodoo or Judaism, the Ritual of Kapparot: People Medicine and Magic in Jewish and Slavic Cultural Tradition, Moscow, 2007.

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Titolo: The Shtiebelization of Modern Jewry
Casa editrice: Academic Studies Press
Data di pubblicazione: 2011
Legatura: HRD
Condizione: New