TY  - GEN
T1  - The Saint of Beersheba
T2  - SUNY series in Israeli studies.
A1  - Weingrod, Alex
LA  - English
PP  - Albany
PB  - State University of New York Press
YR  - 1990
UL  - https://ebooks.jgu.edu.in/Record/ebsco_acadsubs_ocm42636720
AB  - Jones traces the St. Nicholas legend from its origins in 4th c. Asia Minor through the Middle Ages to its form in 19th c. New York. A reprint of the 1978 original. Investigates the yearly pilgrimage and celebration at the grave of Rabbi Chayam Chouri (1885-1957), a Tunisian Jewish leader who emigrated to Israel in 1955. Weingrod (anthropology, Ben Gurion University, Beersheba, Israel) pursues historical and anthropological questions of sainthood and devotion in modern Israel. Includes photographs. Paper edition (unseen), $10.95. Annotation copyrighted by Book News, Inc., Portland, OR.
OP  - 148
CN  - BM392.B42 W45 1990eb
SN  - 0585075956
SN  - 9780585075952
SN  - 9780791401385
SN  - 0791401383
SN  - 9781438423593
SN  - 1438423594
SN  - 0791401391
SN  - 9780791401392
KW  - Chouri, Chayim, : -1957.
KW  - Chouri, Chayim, : -1957
KW  - Jewish pilgrims and pilgrimages : Israel : Beersheba.
KW  - Zaddikim : Africa, North : Biography.
KW  - Zaddikim : Israel : Beersheba : Biography.
KW  - Beersheba (Israel) : Religious life and customs.
KW  - Saints juifs : Afrique du Nord : Biographies.
KW  - Saints juifs : Israël : Beersheba : Biographies.
KW  - SOCIAL SCIENCE : Sociology of Religion.
KW  - Jewish pilgrims and pilgrimages
KW  - Zaddikim
KW  - North Africa
KW  - Israel : Beersheba
KW  - Biographies
KW  - Biographies.
ER  -