Entering the “Tent of Abraham”: Fraternal Ritual and American-Jewish Identity, 1880-1920
One evening in 1893, a young Jewish immigrant named William Bakst joined the New York mutual-aid association made up of his compatriots from the Lithuanian town of Oshmene. The strange ceremony that marked his induction made a deep impression on him. He found especially striking the regalia that see...
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Cambridge University Press
1999
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Religion and American culture
Year: 1999, Volume: 9, Issue: 2, Pages: 159-182 |
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