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When a Jew Dies: The Ethnography of a Bereaved Son
Samuel C. Heilman
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Description for When a Jew Dies: The Ethnography of a Bereaved Son
Paperback. An account of the traditional customs that are put into practice when a Jewish person dies. It provides both an informative anthropological perspective on Jewish rites of mourning and a chronicle of the loss of the author's father. Num Pages: 271 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: JFSR1; JHBT; JHBZ. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 229 x 152 x 19. Weight in Grams: 68.
Samuel Heilman's eloquent account of the traditional customs that are put into practice when a Jewish person dies provides both an informative anthropological perspective on Jewish rites of mourning and a moving chronicle of the loss of his own father. This unique narrative crosses and recrosses the boundary between the academic and the religious, the personal and the general, reflecting Heilman's changing roles as social scientist, bereaved son, and observant Jew. Not only describing but explaining the cultural meaning behind Jewish practices and traditions, this extraordinary book shows what is particular and what is universal about Jewish experiences of death, ... Read more
Samuel Heilman's eloquent account of the traditional customs that are put into practice when a Jewish person dies provides both an informative anthropological perspective on Jewish rites of mourning and a moving chronicle of the loss of his own father. This unique narrative crosses and recrosses the boundary between the academic and the religious, the personal and the general, reflecting Heilman's changing roles as social scientist, bereaved son, and observant Jew. Not only describing but explaining the cultural meaning behind Jewish practices and traditions, this extraordinary book shows what is particular and what is universal about Jewish experiences of death, ... Read more
Product Details
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2002
Publisher
University of California Press
Number of pages
271
Condition
New
Number of Pages
271
Place of Publication
Berkerley, United States
ISBN
9780520236783
SKU
V9780520236783
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About Samuel C. Heilman
Samuel C. Heilman holds the Harold M. Proshansky Chair in Jewish Studies and Sociology at the City University of New York. He is also on the faculty of Queens College, CUNY. He is the author of Defenders of the Faith (California, 1999), Synagogue Life (1998), Portrait of American Jews (1996), The People of the Book (1993), Cosmopolitans and Parochials (1989), ... Read more
Reviews for When a Jew Dies: The Ethnography of a Bereaved Son
"A work filled with textured descriptions of Jewish practice."-New York Jewish Week "Insightfully examines a traumatic time in all our lives."-Booklist