Ritual and Ethnic Identity: A Comparative Study of the Social Meaning of Liturgical Ritual in Synagogues

by Jack N. Lightstone, Frederick Bruce Bird, Simcha Fishbane

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In this innovative and comprehensive collection of essays Jack Lightstone and Frederick Bird document and interpret ritual practice among contemporary Canadian Jews. They particularly focus on the character and meaning of the public performance of the Sabbath liturgy in six urban Canadian synagogues, ranging from Orthodox to Reform, and from large congregations to a small house synagogue-yeshiva (rabbinic academy). Their examination of synagogue ritual...

Format:Hardcover

Language:English

ISBN:0889202478

ISBN13:9780889202474

Release Date:June 1995

Publisher:Wilfrid Laurier University Press

Length:232 Pages

Weight:1.10 lbs.

Dimensions:0.8" x 6.2" x 9.3"

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Religion Religion & Spirituality Social Science Social Sciences

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