A frog under the tongue: Jewish folk Medicine in Eastern Europe

Jews have been active participants in shaping the healing practices of eastern Europe. This wide-ranging survey of sources in Yiddish, Hebrew, and many other languages fills a gap in the study of folk medicine in eastern Europe while also shedding light on little-known aspects of Ashkenazi culture a...

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Auteur principal: Tuszewicki, Marek 1981- (Auteur)
Collaborateurs: Taylor-Kucia, Jessica (Traducteur)
Type de support: Électronique Livre
Langue:Anglais
Service de livraison Subito: Commander maintenant.
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Publié: London Littman Library of Jewish Civilization 2021
Liverpool in association with Liverpool University Press 2021
Dans:Année: 2021
Sujets non-standardisés:B Medicine Religious aspects Judaism
B Traditional medicine (Europe, Eastern)
B Jews Medicine (Europe, Eastern) History
B Electronic books
Accès en ligne: Volltext (lizenzpflichtig)
Édition parallèle:Erscheint auch als: 9781906764982
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Résumé:Jews have been active participants in shaping the healing practices of eastern Europe. This wide-ranging survey of sources in Yiddish, Hebrew, and many other languages fills a gap in the study of folk medicine in eastern Europe while also shedding light on little-known aspects of Ashkenazi culture and on cross-cultural contacts between Jews and their neighbours.
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ISBN:1800859066