{"product_id":"the-impact-of-culture-and-cultures-upon-jewish-customs-and-rituals-collected-essays-9781618114914","title":"The Impact of Culture and Cultures Upon Jewish","description":"\u003cb\u003eBook Synopsis\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003eThis book discusses the development of practices associated with customs and artifacts used in Jewish ceremonies when viewed from the vantage of anthropological studies. It can also function as a guide to practical halakhah. The author examines topics such as Torah Scrolls, ceremonial use of fire, Purim customs, the festival of Shavuot, magic and superstition.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e This investigation, at times, compares some Jewish observances with the wider cultural observances or notions of the broader, gentile societies in which Jews were located when these customs originated.  It is found that the time and location of a practice’s origin is often critical to appreciating a shared context.  In all cases the Jewish practice becomes reinterpreted within a specifically Jewish narrative and legal structure.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eTable of Contents\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003ePreface and Acknowledgments\u003cp\u003e Introduction\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e Fire Symbolism in Jewish Law and Ritual\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e Behind the Purim Mask: The Symbolic Representation of the Rituals and Customs of Purim\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e In the Absence of Ritual: Customs of the Holiday of Shavuot\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e Holy and Licit Magic and Halakhah: The Case of the Arukh HaShulhan\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e The Symbolic Representation of the Sefer Torah\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e Index\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Academic Studies Press","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":51359751110999,"sku":"9781618114914","price":72.24,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0817\/1739\/5799\/files\/9781618114914.jpg?v=1754125602","url":"https:\/\/bookcurl.com\/products\/the-impact-of-culture-and-cultures-upon-jewish-customs-and-rituals-collected-essays-9781618114914","provider":"Book Curl","version":"1.0","type":"link"}