The Saint of Beersheba
Jones traces the St. Nicholas legend from its origins in 4th c. Asia Minor through the Middle Ages to its form in 19th c. New York. A reprint of the 1978 original. Investigates the yearly pilgrimage and celebration at the grave of Rabbi Chayam Chouri (1885-1957), a Tunisian Jewish leader who emigrat...
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| Format: | Electronic Book |
| Language: | English |
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Albany
State University of New York Press
c1990
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| In: | Year: 1990 |
| Series/Journal: | SUNY series in Israeli studies
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| Further subjects: | B
Zaddikim
Biography
Israel
Beersheba
B Israel ; Beersheba B Chouri, Chayim -1957 B Chouri, Chayim (-1957) B SOCIAL SCIENCE ; Sociology of Religion B Beersheba (Israel) Religious life and customs B Religion B North Africa B Jewish pilgrims and pilgrimages B Zaddikim (Israel) (Beersheba) Biography B History B Jewish B Zaddikim B Zaddikim Biography Africa, North B Philosophy & Religion B Biographies B Chouri, Chayim d. 1957 B Chouri, Chayim B Judaism B Zaddikim (Africa, North) Biography B Electronic books B Jewish pilgrims and pilgrimages Israel Beersheba B Jewish pilgrims and pilgrimages (Israel) (Beersheba) |
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| Summary: | Jones traces the St. Nicholas legend from its origins in 4th c. Asia Minor through the Middle Ages to its form in 19th c. New York. A reprint of the 1978 original. Investigates the yearly pilgrimage and celebration at the grave of Rabbi Chayam Chouri (1885-1957), a Tunisian Jewish leader who emigrated to Israel in 1955. Weingrod (anthropology, Ben Gurion University, Beersheba, Israel) pursues historical and anthropological questions of sainthood and devotion in modern Israel. Includes photographs. Paper edition (unseen), $$10.95. Annotation copyrighted by Book News, Inc., Portland, OR |
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| Item Description: | Includes bibliographical references (p. 117-122) and index. - Description based on print version record |
| ISBN: | 0585075956 |