Jewish Poland: legends of origin ; ethnopoetics and legendary chronicles

The geography of the Jewish imagination : po-lin among trees with leaves from the Gemara -- Legends of acceptance : segregation versus involvement -- The legend of Abraham the Jew, King of Poland -- The legend of Esther the Jewess and King Casimir the Great of Poland -- My eyes shed tears, because t...

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Main Author: Bar-Itzhak, Haya (Author)
Contributors: Bar-Yitsḥaḳ, Ḥayah ca. 20. Jh. (Other)
Format: Print Book
Language:English
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Published: Detroit, Mich. Wayne State University Press 2001
In:Year: 2001
Reviews:[Rezension von: Bar-Itzhak, Haya, Jewish Poland: Legends of Origin. Ethnopoetics and Legendary Chronicles] (2001) (Hundert, Gershon David)
Series/Journal:Raphael Patai series in Jewish folklore and anthropology
Standardized Subjects / Keyword chains:B Poles / Jews / Folk culture / Anthropology
B Poles / Jews / Folk culture / Anthropology / Geschichte Anfänge-2000
B Jews / Legend / Poles
Further subjects:B Jews (Poland) Folklore
B Jews (Poland) Origin Folklore
B Jewish Legends (Poland)
B Jewish Legends (Poland) History and criticism
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Summary:The geography of the Jewish imagination : po-lin among trees with leaves from the Gemara -- Legends of acceptance : segregation versus involvement -- The legend of Abraham the Jew, King of Poland -- The legend of Esther the Jewess and King Casimir the Great of Poland -- My eyes shed tears, because the enemy has overcome : the transformation of legends of origin into legends of destruction
Item Description:Includes bibliographical references (p. 177-186) and indexes
ISBN:0814327893