Ritual Medical Lore of Sephardic Women: Sweetening the

Ritual Medical Lore of Sephardic Women: Sweetening the Spirits, Healing the Sick

Centered around interviews with elders of the Sephardic communities of the former Ottoman Empire, this volume illuminates preventive and curative rituals conducted by women at home - rituals that ensured the physical and spiritual well-being of the community and functioned as a counterpart to the public rites conducted by men in the synagogues.
Country USA
Brand University of Illinois Press
Manufacturer University of Illinois Press
Binding Hardcover
UnitCount 1
EANs 9780252026973
ReleaseDate 0000-00-00

Country	USA
Brand	University of Illinois Press
Manufacturer	University of Illinois Press
Binding	Hardcover
UnitCount	1
EANs	9780252026973
ReleaseDate	0000-00-00

Ritual Medical Lore of Sephardic Women: Sweetening the Spirits, Healing the Sick