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OverviewThis book discusses the development of practices associated with customs and artifacts used in Jewish ceremonies when viewed from the vantage of anthropological studies. It can also function as a guide to practical halakhah. The author examines topics such as Torah Scrolls, ceremonial use of fire, Purim customs, the festival of Shavuot, magic and superstition. This investigation, at times, compares some Jewish observances with the wider cultural observances or notions of the broader, gentile societies in which Jews were located when these customs originated. It is found that the time and location of a practice's origin is often critical to appreciating a shared context. In all cases the Jewish practice becomes reinterpreted within a specifically Jewish narrative and legal structure. Full Product DetailsAuthor: Simcha FishbanePublisher: Academic Studies Press Imprint: Academic Studies Press Dimensions: Width: 15.50cm , Height: 1.80cm , Length: 23.40cm Weight: 0.333kg ISBN: 9781618114914ISBN 10: 1618114913 Pages: 276 Publication Date: 03 March 2016 Audience: General/trade , General Format: Hardback Publisher's Status: Active Availability: Temporarily unavailable  The supplier advises that this item is temporarily unavailable. It will be ordered for you and placed on backorder. Once it does come back in stock, we will ship it out to you. Table of ContentsPreface and Acknowledgments Introduction Fire Symbolism in Jewish Law and Ritual Behind the Purim Mask: The Symbolic Representation of the Rituals and Customs of Purim In the Absence of Ritual: Customs of the Holiday of Shavuot Holy and Licit Magic and Halakhah: The Case of the Arukh HaShulhan The Symbolic Representation of the Sefer Torah IndexReviewsAuthor InformationSimcha Fishbane (PhD, Social Anthropology of Religion, Concordia University, Montreal, Canada 1988) is Professor of Jewish Studies in the Graduate School of Jewish Studies at Touro College. He has published extensively on Jewish subjects and texts. His publications include The Method and Meaning of the Mishnah Berurah (1991) and The Shtiebelization of Modern Jewry (2011). Tab Content 6Author Website:Countries AvailableAll regions |
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