Verbal exuberance and social engineering: gossip in Ḥafetz Ḥayim

Ḥafetz Ḥayim, first published in 1873, is a renowned Jewish work on the sin of "evil speech." It has the reputation of seeking to put a stop to derogatory gossip. Such an attempt would have been staggeringly difficult, especially since Yiddish-speaking Eastern European Jewish culture was k...

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Main Author: Lewis, Justin Jaron 1961- (Author)
Format: Electronic/Print Article
Language:English
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Published: Sage [2015]
In: Studies in religion
Year: 2015, Volume: 44, Issue: 2, Pages: 208-232
Standardized Subjects / Keyword chains:B Kahan, Israel M. 1838-1933, Hạfeṣ Ḥayyîm / Gossip / Defamation / Criticism / Social history studies / Orthodox Judaism / Yiddish
RelBib Classification:AD Sociology of religion; religious policy
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