Death in Jewish life : : burial and mourning customs among Jews of Europe and nearby communities / / edited by Stefan C. Reif, Andreas Lehnardt and Avriel Bar-Levav.

• Superior document: Studia Judaica Forschungen zur Wissenschaft des Judentums, Band 78
• Author: Reif, Stefan C.
• TeilnehmendeR: Reif, Stefan C., 1944-; Lehnardt, Andreas,; Bar-Levav, Avriel,
• Place / Publishing House: Berlin, [Germany] ;, Boston, [Massachusetts] : : De Gruyter,, 2014.; ©2014
• Anno di pubblicazione: 2014
• Lingua: English
• Serie: Studia Judaica (Walter de Gruyter & Co.) ; Band 78.; Rethinking diaspora ; Volume 1.
• Descrizione fisica: 1 online resource (400 p.)
• Note: Includes indexes.

Jewish customs and traditions about death, burial and mourning are numerous, diverse and intriguing. They are considered by many to have a respectable pedigree that goes back to the earliest rabbinic period. In order to examine the accurate historical origins of many of them, an international confer...