Aesthetics of sorrow : the wailing culture of yemenite-jewish women /

Decodes the cultural and psychological meanings of the "wailing culture" following the death of a member of the Yemenite Jewish community, based on anthropological research among Yemenite Jewish communities in Israel in 2001-2003

Dades bibliogràfiques
Autor principal: Gamliʼel, Ṭovah, 1965- (Autor)
Altres autors: Greenwood, Naftali (Traductor)
Format: Licensed eBooks
Idioma:anglès
hebreu
Publicat: Detroit : Wayne State University Press, [2014]
Col·lecció:Raphael Patai series in Jewish folklore and anthropology.
Accés en línia:https://search.ebscohost.com/login.aspx?direct=true&scope=site&db=nlebk&AN=1052010
Taula de continguts:
  • Wailing : a topic that defies research
  • Johara : mother of the wailers
  • Giving words
  • The performance stage
  • Melancholic power
  • Mission
  • Epilogue : the lament of the printed words.