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Autore |
Elior Rachel |
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Dybbuks and Jewish women : in social history, mysticism and folklore / / by Rachel Elior ; translated from the Hebrew by Joel Linsider ; cover design by Shanie Cooper |
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Jerusalem, Israel : , : Urim Publications, , 2014 |
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©2014 |
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965-524-080-0 |
965-524-009-6 |
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Descrizione fisica |
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1 online resource (130 p.) |
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Disciplina |
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Soggetti |
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Dybbuk |
Jewish women - Social conditions |
Mysticism - Judaism |
Jews |
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Materiale a stampa |
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Livello bibliografico |
Monografia |
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Note generali |
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Nota di contenuto |
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Front Cover; Title Page; Half Title; Copyright; Dedication; Contents; Preface; Note on Translations; I. "Like Sophia and Marcelle and Lizzie"; II. Speaking Voices, Silencing Worlds, Silenced Voices; a. Introduction; b. The Societal Background for the Phenomenon of the Dybbuk in the Traditional World of the Sixteenth to Eighteenth Centuries; c. Contexts for the Dybbuk; d. The Dybbuk in the Public Arena; e. The Dybbuk and Witchcraft; f. Spirits in the Exorcism Ceremony; g. Kabbalistic Background; h. Exorcism and Unification: Between Expulsion of the Dybbuk and the Wedding Ceremony |
i. Between Two Worlds (The Dybbuk) - S. An-skyIndex; About the Author |
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Sommario/riassunto |
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How and why a person comes to be possessed by a dybbuk-the possession of a living body by the soul of a deceased person-and what consequences ensue from such possession, form the subject of this book. Though possession by a dybbuk has traditionally been understood as punishment for a terrible sin, it can also be seen as a mechanism used by desperate individuals-often women-who had no |
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