The Impact of Culture and Cultures Upon Jewish Customs and Rituals: Collected Essays

The Impact of Culture and Cultures Upon Jewish Customs and Rituals: Collected Essays

Author
Simcha Fishbane
Publisher
Academic Studies Press
Language
English
Year
2016
Page
276
ISBN
9781618114921
File Type
pdf
File Size
1.3 MiB

This book discusses the development of practices associated with customs and artifacts used in Jewish ceremonies when viewed from the vantage of anthropological studies. It can also function as a guide to practical halakhah. The author examines topics such as Torah Scrolls, ceremonial use of fire, Purim customs, the festival of Shavuot, magic and superstition. This investigation, at times, compares some Jewish observances with the wider cultural observances or notions of the broader, gentile societies in which Jews were located when these customs originated. It is found that the time and location of a practice’s origin is often critical to appreciating a shared context. In all cases the Jewish practice becomes reinterpreted within a specifically Jewish narrative and legal structure.

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