Aesthetics of sorrow :
Gamliʼel, Ṭovah, 1965-
Aesthetics of sorrow : the wailing culture of yemenite-jewish women / Tova Gamliel ; [translated by] Naftali Greenwood. - 1 online resource (x, 450 pages). - Raphael Patai series in Jewish folklore and anthropology . - Raphael Patai series in Jewish folklore and anthropology. .
Includes bibliographical references and index.
Wailing : a topic that defies research -- Johara : mother of the wailers -- Giving words -- The performance stage -- Melancholic power -- Mission -- Epilogue : the lament of the printed words.
9780814339756 0814339751
Jews, Yemeni--Funeral customs and rites--Israel.
Weepers (Mourners)--Israel.
Jewish mourning customs--Israel.
Jewish women--Israel.
Jews, Yemeni--Customs and practices.--Israel
Mourning customs--Israel.
Weepers (Mourners)--Israel.
SOCIAL SCIENCE--Death & Dying.
Electronic books.
GT3390.5.I75 / G3613 2014eb
393.909450902
Aesthetics of sorrow : the wailing culture of yemenite-jewish women / Tova Gamliel ; [translated by] Naftali Greenwood. - 1 online resource (x, 450 pages). - Raphael Patai series in Jewish folklore and anthropology . - Raphael Patai series in Jewish folklore and anthropology. .
Includes bibliographical references and index.
Wailing : a topic that defies research -- Johara : mother of the wailers -- Giving words -- The performance stage -- Melancholic power -- Mission -- Epilogue : the lament of the printed words.
9780814339756 0814339751
Jews, Yemeni--Funeral customs and rites--Israel.
Weepers (Mourners)--Israel.
Jewish mourning customs--Israel.
Jewish women--Israel.
Jews, Yemeni--Customs and practices.--Israel
Mourning customs--Israel.
Weepers (Mourners)--Israel.
SOCIAL SCIENCE--Death & Dying.
Electronic books.
GT3390.5.I75 / G3613 2014eb
393.909450902
