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Reviews Jewish culture and history. This book examines how and why various rites and customs celebrating stages in the life cycle have evolved through the ages and persisted to this day. For each phase of life - from childhood, adolescence, adulthood, to the advanced years, it traces the origin and development of specific rites.

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"Informative, clear, and well written. This comprehensive guide is historical ethnography at its best."

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Table of Contents

Preface and Acknowledgments
Introduction
1. Birth, "Bris," Schooling
2. Bar Mitzvah, Bat Mitzvah, Confirmation
3. Engagement, Betrothal, Marriage
4. Aging, Dying, Remembering
Conclusions
Glossary
Notes
Bibliography
Index

The Jewish Life Cycle

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      Publisher: University of Washington Press
      Publication Date: 01/10/2004
      ISBN13: 9780295984414, 978-0295984414
      ISBN10: 0295984414
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      Description

      Book Synopsis
      Reviews Jewish culture and history. This book examines how and why various rites and customs celebrating stages in the life cycle have evolved through the ages and persisted to this day. For each phase of life - from childhood, adolescence, adulthood, to the advanced years, it traces the origin and development of specific rites.

      Trade Review

      "Informative, clear, and well written. This comprehensive guide is historical ethnography at its best."

      * Association of Jewish Libraries Newsletter *

      Table of Contents

      Preface and Acknowledgments
      Introduction
      1. Birth, "Bris," Schooling
      2. Bar Mitzvah, Bat Mitzvah, Confirmation
      3. Engagement, Betrothal, Marriage
      4. Aging, Dying, Remembering
      Conclusions
      Glossary
      Notes
      Bibliography
      Index

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