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To the tombs of the righteous : pilgramage in contemporary Israel / edited by Rivka Gonen.
Library at the Katz Center - Stacks BL619.P5 G66 1999
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- Format:
- Book
- 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
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