Death in Jewish life burial and mourning customs among Jews of Europe and nearby communities

Death in Jewish life : burial and mourning customs among Jews of Europe and nearby communities / edited by Stefan C. Reif, Andreas Lehnardt and Avriel Bar-Levav.

Other author/creator	Reif, Stefan C., 1944-
Other author/creator	Lehnardt, Andreas.
Other author/creator	Bar-Levav, Avriel.
Format	Electronic and Book
Publication Info	Boston : de Gruyter, [2014]
Description	xix, 379 pages : illustrations ; 24 cm.
Supplemental Content	Full text available from Ebook Central - Academic Complete
Subject(s)	Jewish mourning customs--Europe. Death--Religious aspects --Judaism. Jews--Europe, Western --History --70-1789. Judaism--History --Medieval and early modern period, 425-1789.

Series	Studia Judaica, 0585-5306 ; Bd. 78
Abstract	"This volume examines in inter-disciplinary perspective the degree to which the medieval Ashkenazi were innovative in the area of communal activity surrounding burial and mourning customs. The topics cover liturgical poetry as well as statutory prayers; confessions, final testimonies and acts of charity; funeral and mourning rites; the influences of the surrounding non-Jewish; the effects of major acts of persecution."-- Provided by publisher.
General note	Includes indexes.
Access restriction	Available only to authorized users.
Technical details	Mode of access: World Wide Web
Genre/form	Electronic books.
LCCN	2014014524
ISBN	9783110338614 (hardcover 23 x 15,5 : alk. paper)

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