A frog under the tongue : Jewish folk medicine in Eastern Europe / Marek Tuszewicki ; translated by Jessica Taylor-Kucia.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Tuszewicki, Marek, author.

Contributor:

Taylor-Kucia, Jessica, translator.

Series:

Littman library of Jewish civilization (Series)

Littman library of Jewish civilization

Standardized Title:

Żaba pod językiem English

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Medicine--Religious aspects--Judaism.

Medicine.

Jews--Medicine--Europe, Eastern--History.

Jews.

Traditional medicine--Europe, Eastern.

Traditional medicine.

Eastern Europe.

Genre:

History

Electronic books.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (384 pages).

Edition:

Abridged edition.

Place of Publication:

London : The Littman Library of Jewish Civilization in association with Liverpool University Press, 2015.

Language Note:

Translated from the Hebrew.

Summary:

Jews have been active participants in shaping the healing practices of eastern Europe. This wide-ranging survey of sources in Yiddish, Hebrew, and many other languages fills a gap in the study of folk medicine in eastern Europe while also shedding light on little-known aspects of Ashkenazi culture and on cross-cultural contacts between Jews and their neighbours.

Contents:

PART I Health And Sickness in the Culture of Ashkenazi Jews. 1. Health as a Value

2. Biblical and Talmudic Tradition

3. In the Family Circle

4. Feldshers and Healers

5. Tsadikim and Physicians

PART II A World of Similarities and Signs. 6. Microcosm and Macrocosm

7. Humoral Pathology

8. Astrology

PART III Redemption and Festivals. 9. Sin and Redemption

10. Festivals and Rituals

PART IV Unclean Forces. 11. Diseases as Demonic Beings

12. Demons and Witches

13. The Evil Eye

14. Fright

Conclusion.

Notes:

Originally published in Polish in 2015.

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Description based on print version record.

ISBN:

9781800853027

1800853025

9781800858183

1800858183

9781800859067

1800859066

OCLC:

1241558765