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The Jewish cultural tapestry : international Jewish folk traditions / Steven M. Lowenstein.
- Format:
- Book
- Author/Creator:
- Lowenstein, Steven M., 1945-
- Series:
- Library of Latin America Series
- Gale eBooks
- Language:
- English
- Subjects (All):
- Jews--Social life and customs.
- Jews.
- Judaism--Customs and practices.
- Judaism.
- Judaism--Social aspects.
- Jewish cooking.
- Jews--Music--History and criticism.
- Physical Description:
- 1 online resource (xviii, 270 pages) : illustrations, charts, maps, portraits
- Edition:
- 1st ed.
- Place of Publication:
- New York, N.Y. : Oxford University Press, 2000.
- Language Note:
- English
- Summary:
- 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.
- Contents:
- 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.
- Notes:
- Bibliographic Level Mode of Issuance: Monograph
- Includes bibliographical references (p. 247-252) and index.
- Description based on publisher supplied metadata and other sources.
- ISBN:
- 1-280-65537-2
- 0-19-803067-3
- 0-19-530232-X
- 0-19-531360-7
- 1-60256-705-0
- OCLC:
- 433312753
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