Title Aesthetics of sorrow : the wailing culture of yemenite-jewish women / Tova Gamliel ; [translated by] Naftali Greenwood

Published Detroit : Wayne State University Press, [2014] ©2014

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Description 1 online resource (x, 450 pages) Series Raphael Patai series in Jewish folklore and anthropology Raphael Patai series in Jewish folklore and anthropology. 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 Summary 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 Bibliography Includes bibliographical references and index Notes Print version record Subject Jews, Yemeni -- Funeral customs and rites -- Israel Weepers (Mourners) -- Israel Jewish mourning customs -- Israel Jewish women -- Israel SOCIAL SCIENCE -- Death & Dying. Jewish mourning customs Jewish women Weepers (Mourners) Israel Form Electronic book Author Greenwood, Naftali, translator. ISBN 9780814339756 0814339751

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