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 char...

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Weitere Verfasser: Bar-Levav, Avriel (HerausgeberIn), Lehnardt, Andreas (HerausgeberIn), Reif, Stefan C. 1944- (HerausgeberIn)
Format: Elektronisch E-Book
Sprache:English
Veröffentlicht: [Berlin] ; [Boston] de Gruyter [2014]
Schriftenreihe:Rethinking Diaspora v. 1
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Zusammenfassung: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
Beschreibung:1 Online-Ressource (xix, 379 Seiten)
ISBN:3110339188
3110377489
9783110339185
9783110377484
Zugangseinschränkungen:Open Access