Rituals of Childhood: Jewish Acculturation in Medieval Europe

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1998
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This work studies the rite of passage that a Jewish boy would go through in medieval times when he began his schooling at the age of five. The rite is analyzed from different perspectives, making use of pictorial, narrative, legal, poetic and ethnographic sources, as well as firsthand accounts.

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This work studies the rite of passage that a Jewish boy would go through in medieval times when he began his schooling at the age of five. The rite is analyzed from different perspectives, making use of pictorial, narrative, legal, poetic and ethnographic sources, as well as firsthand accounts.

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Format: Paperback
Pages: 208
Edition: New edition
Publisher: Yale University Press
Published: 12 Nov 1998
ISBN 10: 0300076584
ISBN 13: 9780300076585