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The rites of birth, marriage, death, and kindred occasions among the Semites.

Title
The rites of birth, marriage, death, and kindred occasions among the Semites.
Author
Morgenstern, Julian, 1881-1976.
Publication
Cincinnati, Hebrew Union College Press, 1966.

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Description
320 pages; 24 cm
Subject
  • Semites
  • Judaism > Customs and practices
  • Semites > Religion
  • Beschneidung Mann
  • Geburtsritus
  • Hochzeitsritus
  • Semiten
  • Ritual
  • Ritus
  • Huwelijksgebruiken
  • Kraamgebruiken
  • Dodenbezorging
  • Semitische volken
  • Semites > Rites and ceremonies
  • Semiten
Bibliography (note)
  • Bibliography: p. 301-310.
Contents
Introduction -- Birth rites of the modern urban and rural Semites -- Birth rites of the modern Bedouin -- Evil spirits at birth -- The third, seventh, and fortieth days after birth -- Taboo and its removal -- The rite of Tahnik -- The Akikah ceremony -- Circumcision -- Circumcision festivals -- Baptism -- The sacrifice of the hair -- Evil spirits and marriage rites -- Evil spirits and death rites -- A historical survey -- Conclusion.
LCCN
66011867
OCLC
  • ocm00273033
  • 273033
  • SCSB-146112
Owning Institutions
Princeton University Library