A frog under the tongue: Jewish folk Medicine in Eastern Europe
Jews have been active participants in shaping the healing practices of eastern Europe. This wide-ranging survey of sources in Yiddish, Hebrew, and many other languages fills a gap in the study of folk medicine in eastern Europe while also shedding light on little-known aspects of Ashkenazi culture a...
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| Format: | Electronic Book |
| Language: | English |
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| Check availability: | HBZ Gateway |
| Interlibrary Loan: | Interlibrary Loan for the Fachinformationsdienste (Specialized Information Services in Germany) |
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London
Littman Library of Jewish Civilization
2021
Liverpool in association with Liverpool University Press 2021 |
| In: | Year: 2021 |
| Further subjects: | B
Medicine
Religious aspects
Judaism
B Traditional medicine (Europe, Eastern) B Jews Medicine (Europe, Eastern) History B Electronic books |
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Volltext (lizenzpflichtig) |
| Parallel Edition: | Erscheint auch als: 9781906764982 |
| Summary: | Jews have been active participants in shaping the healing practices of eastern Europe. This wide-ranging survey of sources in Yiddish, Hebrew, and many other languages fills a gap in the study of folk medicine in eastern Europe while also shedding light on little-known aspects of Ashkenazi culture and on cross-cultural contacts between Jews and their neighbours. |
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| Item Description: | Description based on publisher supplied metadata and other sources |
| Physical Description: | 1 Online-Ressource (XII, 348 Seiten) |
| ISBN: | 978-1-80085-906-7 |
