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Record Nr.

UNINA9910807872503321

Autore

Lowenstein Steven M. <1945->

Titolo

The Jewish cultural tapestry : international Jewish folk traditions / / Steven M. Lowenstein

Pubbl/distr/stampa

New York, : Oxford University Press, 2000

New York, N.Y. : , : Oxford University Press, , 2000

ISBN

1-280-65537-2

0-19-803067-3

0-19-530232-X

0-19-531360-7

1-60256-705-0

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (xviii, 270 pages) : illustrations, charts, maps, portraits

Collana

Gale eBooks

Disciplina

305.892/4

Soggetti

Jews - Social life and customs

Judaism - Customs and practices

Judaism - Social aspects

Cookery, Jewish

Jews - Music - History and criticism

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Note generali

Bibliographic Level Mode of Issuance: Monograph

Nota di bibliografia

Includes bibliographical references (p. 247-252) and index.

Nota di contenuto

Acknowledgments -- Introduction -- Folk traditions -- Regional cultures -- Jewish languages -- Names -- Religious practice -- Cuisine -- Costume -- Music -- Appearance and ancestry -- Modernity and the tradition -- Suggestions for further reading -- Credits -- Index.

Sommario/riassunto

One volume survey of Jewish folkways on five continents. Describes widely varying regional Jewish cultures, highlighting the often surprising similarities between Jewish and non-Jewish local traditions, and reveals why Jewish customs vary as much as they do from region to region.