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| #3825813 in Books | University Press of America | 1995-07-25 | 1995-07-25 | Original language:English | PDF # 1 | 9.02 x.62 x6.52l,.67 | File type: PDF | 190 pages | ||3 of 4 people found the following review helpful.| a 80 page book stretched into twice that long|By Michael Lewyn|The end of this book has some interesting observations about the Seder, such as her discussion of the Seder plate. She suggests that the Seder plate emphasizes the transformation of nature (e.g. wheat) into culture (e.g. matzoh), just as relevation turned Jews from ordinary homo sapiens into a holy people. But the||...will continue to be read by all interested in the Seder ritual, whether as scholars or as ritual performers. (Nathan Katz, Professor and Chair, Department of Religious Studies, Florida International University Shofar: An Interdisciplinary Journal Of Jewi
Each spring Jewish people throughout the world celebrate Passover with the ritual of the Seder. Through a detailed anthropological and symbolic analysis, Cernea shows why the Seder continues to be a fundamental part of the process by which Jewich society creates and defines itself. In an age in which ritual observance among Jews is on the decline, this ancient ritual is still vital. In this cohesive volume, Cernea uses anthropological theories, history, folklore, religio...
You can specify the type of files you want, for your device.The Passover Seder | Ruth Fredman Cernea. I was recommended this book by a dear friend of mine.