| Marriage Rituals Italian Style: A Historical Anthropological Perspective on Early Modern Italian Jews Contributor(s): Weinstein, Roni (Author) |
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ISBN: 9004133046 ISBN-13: 9789004133044 Publisher: Brill OUR PRICE: $233.70 Product Type: Hardcover - Other Formats Published: October 2003 Annotation: "Marriage Rituals Italian Style: A Historical Anthropological Perspective on Early Modern Italian Jews is the first comprehensive attempt to present the wealth of primary documents relating to marriage rituals in Jewish Italian communities - responsa, private letters, court protocols, defamating books, love stories, material objects - and place them in historical context. The book traces the chronological course of different phases of marriage (matchmaking, betrothal, the wedding day), and also adopts a thematic perspective. Marriage rituals mirror key issues in local Jewish culture: family life, gender, the youth sub-culture, sexuality, the uses of property, and the honor ethos. Jewish marriage rituals in Italy are revealed as surprisingly similar to those of their Catholic neighbors, and undergo similar change process. |
| Additional Information |
| BISAC Categories: - Religion | Judaism - Rituals & Practice - Architecture | Interior Design - General |
| Dewey: 296.444 |
| LCCN: 2003057808 |
| Series: Brill's Series in Jewish Studies |
| Physical Information: 1.52" H x 6.58" W x 9.68" (2.38 lbs) 515 pages |
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| Publisher Description: Marriage Rituals Italian Style: A Historical Anthropological Perspective on Early Modern Italian Jews is the first comprehensive attempt to present the wealth of primary documents relating to marriage rituals in Jewish Italian communities - responsa, private letters, court protocols, defamating books, love stories, material objects - and place them in historical context. The book traces the chronological course of different phases of marriage (matchmaking, betrothal, the wedding day), and also adopts a thematic perspective. Marriage rituals mirror key issues in local Jewish culture: family life, gender, the youth sub-culture, sexuality, the uses of property, and the honor ethos. Jewish marriage rituals in Italy are revealed as surprisingly similar to those of their Catholic neighbors, and undergo similar change process. |