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: | Print Book |
| Language: | English |
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London
The Littman Library of Jewish Civilization, in association with Liverpool University Press
2021
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| In: | Year: 2021 |
| Series/Journal: | The Littman library of Jewish civilization
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| IxTheo Classification: | BH Judaism |
| Further subjects: | B
Medicine
Religious aspects
Judaism
B Jews Medicine Europe, Eastern History B Traditional medicine Europe, Eastern |
| Parallel Edition: | Electronic
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| 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: | Includes bibliographical references (pages 301-332) and index |
| ISBN: | 1906764980 |