To the tombs of the righteous : pilgramage in contemporary Israel / edited by Rivka Gonen.

Format:

Book

Contributor:

Gonen, Rivka.

Muzeʼon Yiśraʼel (Jerusalem)

Gershwind/Bennett Endowed Fund for Judaica Collections.

Series:

Catalogue Israel Museum (Jerusalem)) ; no. 424.

Catalogue ; no. 424

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Muzeʼon Yiśraʼel (Jerusalem).

Pilgrims and pilgrimages--Israel.

Pilgrims and pilgrimages.

Zaddikim--Tombs--Israel.

Zaddikim.

Zaddikim--Tombs.

Israel.

Rabbis--Tombs--Israel.

Rabbis.

Rabbis--Tombs.

Muzeʼon Yiśraʼel (Jerusalem)--Catalogs.

Genre:

Catalogs.

Physical Description:

142 pages : illustrations ; 29 cm.

Place of Publication:

Jerusalem : Israel Museum, 1999.

Contents:

Forward / James S. Snyder

Preface / Rivka Gonen

Veneration of saints and pilgrimage to sacred sites as a universal phenomenon / Yoram Bilu

Revival of cults of saints in Israel : contribution of the Moroccan community / Yorum Bilu

Hillula of Rabbi Shimon bar Yohai at Meron / Yael Schwartz

Hillula of the Baba Sali at Netivot / Yael Schwartz

How is a new saint's tomb created? The case of the tomb of Rachel, wife of Rabbi Akiva / Rivka Gonen

Prayer, alms giving, fire and water: customs at the tombs of the righteous / Rivka Gonen

Amulets, portraits, and other mementos / Rivka Gonen

Pilgrims - sacred and profane - in Israeli art / Nirith Nelson.

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references.

Local Notes:

Acquired for the Penn Libraries with assistance from the Gershwind/Bennett Endowed Fund for Judaica Collections.

Presented to the Penn Libraries from the collection of Grace Cohen Grossman.

OCLC:

51026631