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Record Nr.

UNINA9910787836203321

Autore

Gamliʼel Ṭovah <1965->

Titolo

Aesthetics of sorrow : the wailing culture of Yemenite-Jewish women / / Tova Gamliel ; translated by Naftali Greenwood

Pubbl/distr/stampa

Detroit, Michigan : , : Wayne State University Press, , 2014

©2014

ISBN

0-8143-3975-1

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (462 p.)

Collana

Raphael Patai Series in Jewish Folklore and Anthropology

Disciplina

393.909450902

Soggetti

Weepers (Mourners) - Israel

Jews, Yemeni - Israel - Customs and practices

Mourning customs - Israel

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Note generali

Description based upon print version of record.

Nota di bibliografia

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Nota di contenuto

""Cover""; ""Half-title""; ""Title""; ""Copyright""; ""Dedication""; ""Contents""; ""Acknowledgments""; ""Introduction""; ""1. Wailing: A Topic That Defies Research""; ""2. Johara: Mother of the Wailers""; ""3. Giving Words""; ""4. The Performance Stage""; ""5. Melancholic Power""; ""6. Mission""; ""Epilogue: The Lament of the Printed Words""; ""Notes""; ""References""; ""Index""