The Jewish Life Cycle: Rites of Passage from Biblical to Modern TimesUniversity of Washington Press, 1 de mar. de 2012 - 376 páginas In this original and sweeping review of Jewish culture and history, Ivan Marcus examines how and why various rites and customs celebrating stages in the life cycle have evolved through the ages and persisted to this day. For each phase of life--from childhood and adolescence to adulthood and the advanced years—the book traces the origin and development of specific rites associated with the events of birth, circumcision, and schooling; bar and bat mitzvah and confirmation; engagement, betrothal, and marriage; and aging, dying, and remembering. Customs in Jewish tradition, such as the presence of godparents at a circumcision, the use of a four-poled canopy at a wedding, and the placing of small stones on tombstones, are discussed. In each chapter, detailed descriptions walk the reader through such ceremonies as early modern and contemporary circumcision, weddings, and funerals. |
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Resultados 1-5 de 85
... 82 3 / Engagement, Betrothal, Marriage 124 4 / Aging, Dying, Remembering 193 Conclusions 249 Glossary 255 Notes 261 Bibliography 301 Index 347 Preface and Acknowledgments At the invitation of the University of Contents.
... betrothal ring, the text of the wedding contract, or ketubbah, and the groom's breaking a glass at the end of the wedding in memory of the destruction of Jerusalem; reciting mourner's Kaddish, saying Yizkor memorial prayers four times 7 ...
... betrothed; others, to the feast of the married; some to the seven-day [feast after] a son [is born]; others to collect the bones [of the dead].16 Contexts vary in which ages are mentioned. For example, the Mishnah, the first rabbinic ...
... betrothed so effectively as not to be released [on coming of age] without definitely repudiating the betrothal ... betrothal contracted by her father. When they reach the age at which vows are tested [twelve for a boy, eleven for a ...
... betrothal and marriage, followed by childbirth and circumcision of male offspring, and only then proceed to the customs of death, of the parents. Many Christian representations of Jewish customs in early modern times begin with the ...
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2 Bar Mitzvah Bat Mitzvah Confirmation | 82 |
3 Engagement Betrothal Marriage | 124 |
4 Aging Dying Remembering | 193 |
Conclusions | 249 |
Glossary | 255 |
Notes | 261 |
Bibliography | 301 |
Index | 347 |
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