
Death in Jewish Life
Burial and Mourning Customs Among Jews of Europe and Nearby Communities
De Gruyter (Publisher)
1st Edition
Published on 14. July 2014
Book
Hardback
XIX, 379 pages
978-3-11-033861-4 (ISBN)
Description
Jewish customs and traditions about death, burial and mourning are numerous, diverse and intriguing. They are considered by many to have a respectable pedigree that goes back to the earliest rabbinic period. In order to examine the accurate historical origins of many of them, an international conference was held at Tel Aviv University in 2010 and experts dealt with many aspects of the topic. This volume includes most of the papers given then, as well as a few added later. What emerges are a wealth of fresh material and perspectives, as well as the realization that the high Middle Ages saw a set of exceptional innovations, some of which later became central to traditional Judaism while others were gradually abandoned. Were these innovations influenced by Christian practice? Which prayers and poems reflect these innovations? What do the sources tell us about changing attitudes to death and life-after death? Are tombstones an important guide to historical developments? Answers to these questions are to be found in this unusual, illuminating and readable collection of essays that have been well documented, carefully edited and well indexed.
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Series
Language
English
Place of publication
Berlin/Boston
Germany
Target group
Professional and scholarly
US School Grade: College Graduate Student
Illustrations
32 Farbseiten
Dimensions
Height: 236 mm
Width: 160 mm
Thickness: 27 mm
Weight
748 gr
ISBN-13
978-3-11-033861-4 (9783110338614)
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Stefan C. Reif | Andreas Lehnardt | Avriel Bar-Levav
Death in Jewish Life
Burial and Mourning Customs Among Jews of Europe and Nearby Communities
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Stefan C. Reif | Andreas Lehnardt | Avriel Bar-Levav
Death in Jewish Life
Burial and Mourning Customs Among Jews of Europe and Nearby Communities
E-Book
08/2014
1st Edition
De Gruyter
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Stefan C. Reif | Andreas Lehnardt | Avriel Bar-Levav
Death in Jewish Life
Burial and Mourning Customs Among Jews of Europe and Nearby Communities
E-Book
08/2014
1st Edition
De Gruyter
€0.00
Available for download
Persons
Stefan C. Reif, St John's College, Cambridge, UK; Andreas Lehnardt, Mainz University; Avriel Bar-Levav, Open University, Israel.