| Description |
1 online resource (viii, 148 pages) : illustrations. |
| Physical Medium |
polychrome |
| Description |
text file |
| Series |
SUNY series in Israeli studies
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SUNY series in Israeli studies.
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| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references (pages 117-122) and index. |
| Summary |
Jones traces the St. Nicholas legend from its origins in 4th c. Asia Minor through the Middle Ages to its form in 19th c. New York. A reprint of the 1978 original. Investigates the yearly pilgrimage and celebration at the grave of Rabbi Chayam Chouri (1885-1957), a Tunisian Jewish leader who emigrated to Israel in 1955. Weingrod (anthropology, Ben Gurion University, Beersheba, Israel) pursues historical and anthropological questions of sainthood and devotion in modern Israel. Includes photographs. Paper edition (unseen), $10.95. Annotation copyrighted by Book News, Inc., Portland, OR. |
| Local Note |
eBooks on EBSCOhost EBSCO eBook Subscription Academic Collection - North America |
| Subject |
Chouri, Chayim, -1957.
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Chouri, Chayim, -1957. |
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Chouri, Chayim, -1957. |
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Jewish pilgrims and pilgrimages -- Israel -- Beersheba.
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Jewish pilgrims and pilgrimages. |
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Israel -- Beersheba. |
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Zaddikim -- Africa, North -- Biography.
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Zaddikim. |
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North Africa. |
| Genre/Form |
Biographies.
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| Subject |
Zaddikim -- Israel -- Beersheba -- Biography.
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Beersheba (Israel) -- Religious life and customs.
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| Genre/Form |
Electronic books.
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Biographies.
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| Other Form: |
Print version: Weingrod, Alex. Saint of Beersheba. Albany : State University of New York Press, ©1990 0791401383 (DLC) 89004047 (OCoLC)19126837 |
| ISBN |
0585075956 (electronic book) |
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9780585075952 (electronic book) |
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9780791401385 |
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0791401383 (Trade Cloth) |
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9781438423593 |
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1438423594 |
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0791401391 (print) |
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9780791401392 (print) |
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