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Staging and Stagers in Modern Jewish Palestine
The Creation of Festive Lore in a New Culture, 1882-1948
By analyzing key aspects of Hebrew culture, this book adds new dimension to the anthropological, sociological, and historical studies dealing with folklore, rituals, and festivals.
Hardback
ISBN: 9780814328453
eBOOK
ISBN: 9780814341889
Next Year I Will Know More
Literacy and Identity among Young Orthodox Women in Israel
An investigation into the education of women in the religious Zionist community and its influence on Orthodox Judaism.
Hardback
ISBN: 9780814327722
eBOOK
ISBN: 9780814337783
Music in the World of Islam
A Socio-Cultural Study
Provides basic musicological information about a vast variety of Middle Eastern musical genres within an ethnomusical context.
Paperback
ISBN: 9780814329702
The Concept of Self
A Study of Black Identity and Self-Esteem
The Concept of Self examines the historical basis for the widely misunderstood ideas of how African Americans think of themselves individually, and how they relate to being part of a group that has been subjected to challenges of their very humanity.
Hardback
ISBN: 9780814328989
eBOOK
ISBN: 9780814338315
A Global Community
The Jews from Aleppo, Syria
An interpretation of the historical experience of the Jewish community in Syria and in the other places to which Aleppan Jewry have immigrated.
Hardback
ISBN: 9780814327913
Walkin' Over Medicine
A cultural look at the traditional health beliefs and practices of African Americans.
Paperback
ISBN: 9780814327579
eBOOK
ISBN: 9780814337615
Jadid al-Islam
The Jewish "New Muslims" of Meshhed
This study documents the history, traditions, tales, customs, and institutions of the Jadid al-Islam—"New Muslims."
Paperback
ISBN: 9780814340752
Hardback
ISBN: 9780814326527
eBOOK
ISBN: 9780814341858
The Jews of Kurdistan
The Jews of Kurdistan is a unique historical document in that it presents a picture of Kurdish Jewish life and culture prior to World War II.
Hardback
ISBN: 9780814323922
The Hebrew Goddess
A revised edition containing new chapters on the Shekhina.
Paperback
ISBN: 9780814322710
eBOOK
ISBN: 9780814338216