Death in Jewish life: burial and mourning customs among Jews of Europe and nearby communities
This volume examines in inter-disciplinary perspective the degree to which the medieval Ashkenazi were innovative in the area of communal activity surrounding burial and mourning customs. The topics cover liturgical poetry as well as statutory prayers confessions, final testimonies and acts of chari...
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| Format: | Electronic Book |
| Language: | English |
| Check availability: | HBZ Gateway |
| WorldCat: | WorldCat |
| Interlibrary Loan: | Interlibrary Loan for the Fachinformationsdienste (Specialized Information Services in Germany) |
| Published: |
Berlin Boston
De Gruyter
2014
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| In: | Year: 2014 |
| Series/Journal: | Studia Judaica Rethinking diaspora
78 |
| Standardized Subjects / Keyword chains: | B
Ashkenazim
/ Funeral
/ Grief
/ Ritual
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| Further subjects: | B
Social groups: religious groups and communities
B Relating to Jewish people and groups B Rituals & Practice B Religion B Judaism B History B Jewish Studies |
| Online Access: |
Volltext (kostenfrei) |
| Summary: | This volume examines in inter-disciplinary perspective the degree to which the medieval Ashkenazi were innovative in the area of communal activity surrounding burial and mourning customs. The topics cover liturgical poetry as well as statutory prayers confessions, final testimonies and acts of charity funeral and mourning rites the influences of the surrounding non-Jewish the effects of major acts of persecution |
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| Physical Description: | Online-Ressource (366 S.) |
| ISBN: | 978-3-11-037748-4 |
| Access: | Open Access |
| Persistent identifiers: | HDL: 20.500.12854/34698 |
