02330oam 2200565 450 991078335190332120221012160105.01-280-65537-20-19-803067-30-19-530232-X0-19-531360-71-60256-705-0(OCoLC)433312753(MiFhGG)GVRL5BEV(EXLCZ)99100000000002913219991201d2000 uy 0engurun|---uuuuatxtccrThe Jewish cultural tapestry international Jewish folk traditions /Steven M. LowensteinNew York Oxford University Press2000New York, N.Y. :Oxford University Press,2000.1 online resource (xviii, 270 pages) illustrations, charts, maps, portraitsGale eBooksBibliographic Level Mode of Issuance: Monograph0-19-513425-7 0-19-515800-8 Includes bibliographical references (p. 247-252) and index.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.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.JewsSocial life and customsJudaismCustoms and practicesJudaismSocial aspectsCookery, JewishJewsMusicHistory and criticismJewsSocial life and customs.JudaismCustoms and practices.JudaismSocial aspects.Cookery, Jewish.JewsMusicHistory and criticism.305.892/4Lowenstein Steven M.1945-227449MiFhGGMiFhGGBOOK9910783351903321The Jewish cultural tapestry3699330UNINA