Rites of Passage How Today's Jews Celebrate, Commemorate, and Commiserate |
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| Editor:
| Greenspoon, Leonard J. |
| Series title: | Studies in Jewish Civilization Ser. |
| ISBN: | 978-1-55753-577-1 |
| Publication Date: | Oct 2010 |
| Publisher: | Purdue University Press
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| Book Format: | Paperback |
| List Price: | USD $35.00 |
Book Description:
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Scholars tend to call them 'rites of passage'. Most people prefer to speak of them as life cycle events or milestones. This volume offers fresh insights into rituals as old as the Hebrew Bible in contexts as familiar as the American Midwest and as exotic as Karaism.
Scholars tend to call them 'rites of passage'. Most people prefer to speak of them as life cycle events or milestones. This volume offers fresh insights into rituals as old as the Hebrew Bible in contexts as familiar as the American Midwest and as exotic as Karaism.