EAN: 9783110552164

DEATH IN JEWISH LIFE KARTONIERT (TB)

Jewish customs and traditions about death  burial and mourning are numerous  diverse and
intriguing. They are considered by many to have a respectable pedigree that goes back to the
earliest rabbinic period. In order to examine the accurate historical origins of many of them 
an international conference was held at Tel Aviv University in 2010 and experts dealt with many
aspects of the topic. This volume includes most of the papers given then  as well as a few
added later. What emerges are a wealth of fresh material and perspectives  as well as the
realization that the high Middle Ages saw a set of exceptional innovations  some of which later
became central to traditional Judaism while others were gradually abandoned. Were these
innovations influenced by Christian practice? Which prayers and poems reflect these
innovations? What do the sources tell us about changing attitudes to death and life-after
death? Are tombstones an important guide to historical developments? Answers to these questions
are to be found in this unusual  illuminating and readable collection of essays that have been
well documented  carefully edited and well indexed.

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