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Author:

Goldberg, Harvey E.

Title:

Jewish passages : cycles of Jewish life / Harvey E. Goldberg.

Publisher:

University of California Press,

Copyright Date:

c2003

Description:

xiii, 379 p. : ill. ; 23 cm.

Subject:

Judaism--Customs and practices.
Fasts and feasts--Judaism.
Jewish way of life.
Life cycle, Human--Judaism.--Judaism.
Ayunos y fiestas--Judaismo.
Seres humanos--Judaismo.--Aspectos religiosos--Judaismo.
Jodendom.
Riten.
Gebruiken.

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references (p. 285-354) and index.

Contents:

Being Jewish -- Beginnings: birth, circumcision and naming -- Rituals of education -- Marriage -- Pilgrimage and creating identities -- Death, mourning and remembering -- Bonds of community and individual lives.

Series:

The S. Mark Taper Foundation imprint in Jewish studies

ISBN:

9780520206939 (hc)
0520206932 (hc)

LCCN:

2002151317

Locations:

USUX851 -- Iowa State University - Parks Library (Ames)

PTAX572 -- Stewart Memorial Library (Cedar Rapids)

UDAX314 -- Charles C. Myers Library (Dubuque)

OVUX522 -- University of Iowa Libraries (Iowa City)