When a Jew Dies
The Ethnography of a Bereaved Son
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Author
Publication
2001-05-30 - University of California Press
Language
English
Word Count
67,750 words, Guess
Page Count
271 pages
Physical Format
Hardcover
Identifiers
- Internet Archivewhenjewdiesethno0000heil
- Internet Archivewhenjewdiesethno0000heil_e1a2
- ISBN-100520219651
- ISBN-139780520219656
- Goodreads2427375
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- Library of Congress Control Number00053210
- OCLC Control Number45314487
- Better World Books9780520219656
- Open LibraryOL7710707M
Classifications
- LCCBM712 .H45 2001
Description
"Samuel Heilman's eloquent account of the traditional customs that are put into practice when a Jewish person dies provides both an informative anthropological perspective on Jewish rites of mourning and a moving chronicle of the loss of his own father. This unique narrative crosses and recrosses the boundary between the academic and the religious, the personal and the general, reflecting Heilman's changing roles as social scientist, bereaved son, and observant Jew. Not only describing but explaining the cultural meaning behind Jewish practices and traditions, this extraordinary book shows what is particular and what is universal about Jewish experiences of death, bereavement, mourning, and their aftermath."--BOOK JACKET.
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