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Death in Jewish Life

by Stefan C. Reif, Andreas Lehnardt, Avriel Bar-Levav

Jewish studiesMourning customsDeath, religious aspectsJews, europeJudaism, history, medieval and early modern period, 425-1789

This volume examines in inter-disciplinary perspective the degree to which the medieval Ashkenazi were innovative in the area of communal activity surrounding burial and mourning customs. The topics cover liturgical poetry as well as statutory prayers confessions, final testimonies and acts of charity funeral and mourning rites the influences of the surrounding non-Jewish the effects of major acts of persecution.

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