Women as Ritual Experts

Women as Ritual Experts
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Publisher : Publications of the American Folklore Society
Total Pages : 190
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ISBN-10 : 019511146X
ISBN-13 : 9780195111460
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Book Synopsis Women as Ritual Experts by : Susan Starr Sered

Download or read book Women as Ritual Experts written by Susan Starr Sered and published by Publications of the American Folklore Society. This book was released on 1992 with total page 190 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: By analyzing the rituals, daily experiences, life-stories, and non-verbal gestures of Jewish women from Kurdistan and Yemen now living in Jerusalem, Sered discloses stategies these women have used to circumvent the patriarchal institutions of Judaism and to develop their own traditions within Torah Judaism.


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