Modern Folk Judaism

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Modern Folk Judaism

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Author : Reuven P. Bulka
language : en
Publisher: KTAV Publishing House, Inc.
Release Date : 2003

Modern Folk Judaism written by Reuven P. Bulka and has been published by KTAV Publishing House, Inc. this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2003 with Religion categories.

This volume looks at the unique phenomenon of what the author calls Modern Folk Judaism, the way that many Jews have chosen to express their Judaism in the context of Modern society. The author explores some of the strange, contradictory, and often funny results that have derived from this choice, and how these results have impacted on Jewish continuity. The central thesis of this book is that a little bit of Judaism, far from fending off the prosect of intermarriage, may actually encourage it. The author contends that in some way, we all make choices about what we think is more and less important, and that therefore to some extent we are all folk Jews. The book concludes with some suggestions for how we can build upon the strengths of Modern Folk Judaism to chart a more promising course for our collective future.

Jewish Folk Art

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Author : Joy Gottesman Ungerleider
language : en
Publisher:
Release Date : 1986

Jewish Folk Art written by Joy Gottesman Ungerleider and has been published by this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 1986 with Art categories.

Jewish Magic And Superstition

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Author : Joshua Trachtenberg
language : en
Publisher: University of Pennsylvania Press
Release Date : 2004-02-13

Jewish Magic And Superstition written by Joshua Trachtenberg and has been published by University of Pennsylvania Press this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2004-02-13 with Religion categories.

Alongside the formal development of Judaism from the eleventh through the sixteenth centuries, a robust Jewish folk religion flourished—ideas and practices that never met with wholehearted approval by religious leaders yet enjoyed such wide popularity that they could not be altogether excluded from the religion. According to Joshua Trachtenberg, it is not possible truly to understand the experience and history of the Jewish people without attempting to recover their folklife and beliefs from centuries past. Jewish Magic and Superstition is a masterful and utterly fascinating exploration of religious forms that have all but disappeared yet persist in the imagination. The volume begins with legends of Jewish sorcery and proceeds to discuss beliefs about the evil eye, spirits of the dead, powers of good, the famous legend of the golem, procedures for casting spells, the use of gems and amulets, how to battle spirits, the ritual of circumcision, herbal folk remedies, fortune telling, astrology, and the interpretation of dreams. First published more than sixty years ago, Trachtenberg's study remains the foundational scholarship on magical practices in the Jewish world and offers an understanding of folk beliefs that expressed most eloquently the everyday religion of the Jewish people.

Of Jewish Music Ancient And Modern

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Author : Israel Rabinovitch
language : en
Publisher: Montreal, Book Center
Release Date : 1952

Of Jewish Music Ancient And Modern written by Israel Rabinovitch and has been published by Montreal, Book Center this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 1952 with Jews categories.

Encyclopedia Of Jewish Folklore And Traditions

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Author : Raphael Patai
language : en
Publisher: Routledge
Release Date : 2015-03-26

Encyclopedia Of Jewish Folklore And Traditions written by Raphael Patai and has been published by Routledge this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2015-03-26 with Political Science categories.

This multicultural reference work on Jewish folklore, legends, customs, and other elements of folklife is the first of its kind.

The Jewish Cultural Tapestry International Jewish Folk Traditions

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Author : Steven M. Lowenstein Isadore Levine Professor of Jewish History University of Judaism
language : en
Publisher: Oxford University Press, USA
Release Date : 2001-05-17

The Jewish Cultural Tapestry International Jewish Folk Traditions written by Steven M. Lowenstein Isadore Levine Professor of Jewish History University of Judaism and has been published by Oxford University Press, USA this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2001-05-17 with History categories.

Here, in one compact volume, is an illuminating survey of Jewish folkways on five continents. Filled with fascinating facts and keen insights, The Jewish Cultural Tapestry is a richly woven fabric that vividly captures the diversity of Jewish life. All Jews are bound together by the common thread of the Torah and the Talmud, notes author Steven Lowenstein, but this thread takes on a different coloration in different parts of the world, as Jewish tradition and local non-Jewish customs intertwine. Lowenstein describes these widely varying regional Jewish cultures with needlepoint accuracy, highlighting the often surprising similarities between Jewish and non-Jewish local traditions, and revealing why Jewish customs vary as much as they do from region to region. We visit the great Ashkenazic and Sephardic cultures of Europe and the Mediterranean; the unique Jewish cultures of Iraq, Persia, Ethiopia and Yemen; the little-known cultures of the Bukharian Jews of Central Asia, the Cochin Jews of India, and the Kaifeng Jews of China. We read about regional religious practices, wedding ceremonies and marriage customs; different traditions of Jewish music and Jewish dress; and the origins of Jewish names. Lowenstein also surveys Jewish cuisine around the world, offering easy-to-prepare traditional recipes, ranging from kugel and blintzes to Malawach from Yemen, T'beet from Iraq, Mina de Cordero from Turkey, and Passover Soup from Uzbekistan. From Europe to India, Israel to America, The Jewish Cultural Tapestry offers an engaging overview of the customs and folkways of a people united by tradition, yet scattered to the far corners of the earth. Packaged in an attractive large format, this beautifully illustrated volume would be a meaningful gift for the holidays.

Louis Ginzberg S Legends Of The Jews

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Author : Galit Hasan-Rokem
language : en
Publisher: Wayne State University Press
Release Date : 2014-12-01

Louis Ginzberg S Legends Of The Jews written by Galit Hasan-Rokem and has been published by Wayne State University Press this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2014-12-01 with History categories.

Scholars of Jewish folklore as well as of Talmudic-Midrashic literature will find this volume to be invaluable reading.

Jewish Moroccan Folk Narratives From Israel

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Author : Aliza Shenhar
language : en
Publisher: Wayne State University Press
Release Date : 2018-02-05

Jewish Moroccan Folk Narratives From Israel written by Aliza Shenhar and has been published by Wayne State University Press this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2018-02-05 with Social Science categories.

Jewish Moroccan Folk Narratives focuses on two central elements: textual research to examine the aesthetic qualities of the narrative, their division into genres, the various versions and their parallels, and acculturation in Israel, as well as contextual research to examine the performance art of the narrator and the role of the narrative as a communicative process in the narrating society. The collection includes twenty-one narratives by twelve storytellers; an account of the narrators' lives and a commentary have been applied to each. In contrast to most anthologies of Jewish folktales, the texts in this book were recorded in the natural context of narration and in the language of origin (Judaeo-Arabic), meeting the most vigorous standards of current folklore scholarship.

A Frog Under The Tongue

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Author : Marek Tuszewicki
language : en
Publisher: Liverpool University Press
Release Date : 2021-03-05

A Frog Under The Tongue written by Marek Tuszewicki and has been published by Liverpool University Press this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2021-03-05 with Religion categories.

Winner of the 2021 Gierowski-Shmeruk Prize Shortlisted for the Folklore Society's Katharine Briggs Award 2021 Jews have been active participants in shaping the healing practices of the communities of eastern Europe. Their approach largely combined the ideas of traditional Ashkenazi culture with the heritage of medieval and early modern medicine. Holy rabbis and faith healers, as well as Jewish barbers, innkeepers, and pedlars, all dispensed cures, purveyed folk remedies for different ailments, and gave hope to the sick and their families based on kabbalah, numerology, prayer, and magical Hebrew formulas. Nevertheless, as new sources of knowledge penetrated the traditional world, modern medical ideas gained widespread support. Jews became court physicians to the nobility, and when the universities were opened up to them many also qualified as doctors. At every stage, medicine proved an important field for cross-cultural contacts. Jewish historians and scholars of folk medicine alike will discover here fascinating sources never previously explored—manuscripts, printed publications, and memoirs in Yiddish and Hebrew but also in Polish, English, German, Russian, and Ukrainian. Marek Tuszewicki's careful study of these documents has teased out therapeutic advice, recipes, magical incantations, kabbalistic methods, and practical techniques, together with the ethical considerations that such approaches entailed. His research fills a gap in the study of folk medicine in eastern Europe, shedding light on little-known aspects of Ashkenazi culture, and on how the need to treat sickness brought Jews and their neighbours together.

Folk Lore Of The Holy Land

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Author : J. E. Hanauer
language : en
Publisher:
Release Date : 2013-10

Folk Lore Of The Holy Land written by J. E. Hanauer and has been published by this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2013-10 with categories.

This is a new release of the original 1935 edition.