UID:
almafu_9959243603502883
Format:
1 online resource (xviii, 270 pages) :
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illustrations, charts, maps, portraits
ISBN:
1-280-65537-2
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0-19-803067-3
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0-19-530232-X
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0-19-531360-7
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1-60256-705-0
Series Statement:
Gale eBooks
Content:
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.
Note:
Bibliographic Level Mode of Issuance: Monograph
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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.
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English
Additional Edition:
ISBN 0-19-513425-7
Additional Edition:
ISBN 0-19-515800-8
Language:
English
