| Yiddish Folktales Contributor(s): Weinreich, Beatrice (Author) |
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ISBN: 0805210903 ISBN-13: 9780805210903 Publisher: Schocken Books Inc OUR PRICE: $20.70 Product Type: Paperback - Other Formats Published: September 1997 Annotation: Nearly 200 tales in this collection of Jewish folklore reveal the rich culture and tradition of Eastern European Jewry. |
| Additional Information |
| BISAC Categories: - Social Science | Folklore & Mythology - Religion | Judaism - General - History | Jewish - General |
| Dewey: 398.208 |
| LCCN: 97223938 |
| Series: Library of Yiddish Classics |
| Physical Information: 1.23" H x 6.14" W x 9.17" (1.37 lbs) 448 pages |
| Themes: - Religious Orientation - Jewish - Ethnic Orientation - Jewish |
| Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
| Publisher Description: Filled with princesses and witches, dybbuks and wonder-working rebbes, the two hundred tales that make up this delightful compendium were gathered during the 1920s and 1930s by ethnographers in the small towns and villages of Eastern Europe. Collected from people of all walks of life, they include parables and allegories about life, luck, and wisdom; tales of magic and wonder; poignant encounters between rabbis and their disciples; and stories whose only purpose is to entertain. Long after the culture that produced them tragically disappeared, these enchanting Yiddish folktales continue to work their magic today. With black-and-white illustrations throughout Part of the Pantheon Fairy Tale and Folklore Library |