Death in Jewish Life: Burial and Mourning Customs Among Jews of Europe and Nearby Communities 3110338610, 9783110338614

Death Customs: An Analytical Study of Burial Rites

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Communities of Death : Whitman, Poe, and the American Culture of Mourning [1 ed.] 9780826273161, 9780826220196

To 21st century readers, 19th century depictions of death look macabre if not maudlin--the mourning portraits and quilts

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The Therapist in Mourning: From the Faraway Nearby 9780231534604

The unexpected loss of a client can be a lonely and isolating experience for therapists. While family and friends can ri

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Anglo-Saxon Deviant Burial Customs 0199544557, 9780199544554

Anglo-Saxon Deviant Burial Customs is the first detailed consideration of the ways in which Anglo-Saxon society dealt wi

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After One-Hundred-and-Twenty: Reflecting on Death, Mourning, and the Afterlife in the Jewish Tradition 9781400880461

After One-Hundred-and-Twenty provides a richly nuanced and deeply personal look at Jewish attitudes and practices regard

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A Companion to Death, Burial, and Remembrance in Late Medieval and Early Modern Europe, C.1300-1700 2020037559, 9789004361232, 9789004443433

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Hell and Its Rivals: Death and Retribution among Christians, Jews, and Muslims in the Early Middle Ages 9781501712494

In Hell and Its Rivals, Alan E. Bernstein examines an array of sources from within and beyond the three Abrahamic faiths

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Hell and Its Rivals: Death and Retribution among Christians, Jews, and Muslims in the Early Middle Ages 1501707809, 9781501707803, 9781501712494

The idea of punishment after death ― whereby the souls of the wicked are consigned to Hell (Gehenna, Gehinnom, or Jahann

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Jewish Customs of Kabbalistic Origin: Their Origin and Practice 9781618112538

Jewish religious practice has been transformed by the Kabbalists of Safed in the sixteenth century. They brought new mea

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A Companion to Death, Burial, and Remembrance in Late Medieval and Early Modern Europe, c.1300-1700 9789004443433, 9004443436

This companion volume seeks to trace the development of ideas relating to death, burial, and the remembrance of the dead

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