Dybbuks and Jewish Women in Social History, Mysticism and Folklore
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Dybbuks and Jewish Women in Social History, Mysticism and Folklore

  1. 130 pages
  2. English
  3. PDF
  4. Available on iOS & Android
eBook - PDF

Dybbuks and Jewish Women in Social History, Mysticism and Folklore

About this book

How and why a person comes to be possessed by a dybbuk—the possession of a living body by the soul of a deceased person—and what consequences ensue from such possession, form the subject of this book. Though possession by a dybbuk has traditionally been understood as punishment for a terrible sin, it can also be seen as a mechanism used by desperate individuals—often women—who had no other means of escape from the demands and expectations of an all-encompassing patriarchal social order. Dybbuks and Jewish Women examines these and other aspects of dybbuk possession from historical and phenomenological perspectives, with particular attention to the gender significance of the subject.

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Information

Publisher
Urim Publications
Year
2014
eBook ISBN
9789655240801
Topic
Theology & Religion
Subtopic
Jewish Theology

Table of contents

  1. Front Cover
  2. Title Page
  3. Half Title
  4. Copyright
  5. Dedication
  6. Contents
  7. Preface
  8. Note on Translations
  9. I. “Like Sophia and Marcelle and Lizzie”
  10. II. Speaking Voices, Silencing Worlds, Silenced Voices
  11. Index
  12. About the Author

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