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
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| Format: | Licensed eBooks |
| Language: | English Hebrew |
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Detroit :
Wayne State University Press,
[2014]
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| Series: | Raphael Patai series in Jewish folklore and anthropology.
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| Online Access: | https://search.ebscohost.com/login.aspx?direct=true&scope=site&db=nlebk&AN=1052010 |
Table of Contents:
- 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.