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The maiden of Ludmir a Jewish holy woman and her world

Title
The maiden of Ludmir [electronic resource] : a Jewish holy woman and her world / Nathaniel Deutsch ; foreword by Janusz Bardach.
Author
Deutsch, Nathaniel.
Publication
Berkeley ; London : University of California Press, c2003.

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Description
1 online resource (xix, 310 p., [8] p. of plates) : ill., maps.
Series Statement
The S. Mark Taper Foundation imprint in Jewish studies
Uniform Title
Maiden of Ludmir (Online)
Alternative Title
Maiden of Ludmir (Online)
Subject
  • Werbermacher, Chana Rochel, 1815-1892
  • Women rabbis > Biography
  • Zaddikot > Biography
  • Volodymyr-Volynsʹkyĭ (Ukraine) > Biography
Bibliography (note)
  • Includes bibliographical references (p. 241-298) and index.
Access (note)
  • Access restricted to authorized users.
Contents
Foreword / Janusz Bardach -- Introduction: Ansky Visits Ludmir -- A Dybbuk Trilogy, or How the Maiden of Ludmir Became a Literary Figure -- Writing the Maiden -- Afterlives: Remembering the Maiden -- The Curse, the Cossacks, and the Messiah: Ludmir Before the Maiden -- Birth and Childhood -- Love and Death -- The Maiden Possessed -- False Male and Woman Rebbe? -- The Witch-hunt in Ludmir -- The Wedding and Its Aftermath -- In the Holy Land -- Conclusion: Tracing the Maiden -- Afterword: Journey to Ludmir.
LCCN
2002152220
OCLC
ssj0000195499
Author
Deutsch, Nathaniel.
Title
The maiden of Ludmir [electronic resource] : a Jewish holy woman and her world / Nathaniel Deutsch ; foreword by Janusz Bardach.
Imprint
Berkeley ; London : University of California Press, c2003.
Series
The S. Mark Taper Foundation imprint in Jewish studies
Bibliography
Includes bibliographical references (p. 241-298) and index.
Access
Access restricted to authorized users.
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Available from home with a valid library card
Available onsite at NYPL
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