Shabbat Elevator and other Sabbath Subterfuges : An Unorthodox Essay on Circumventing Custom and Jewish Character
by
Alan Dundes
Book Details
Format
Paperback / Softback
ISBN-10
0742516717
ISBN-13
9780742516717
Publisher
Bloomsbury Publishing Plc
Imprint
Rowman & Littlefield
Country of Manufacture
GB
Country of Publication
GB
Publication Date
Jan 21st, 2002
Print length
208 Pages
Weight
328 grams
Dimensions
22.90 x 15.20 x 1.80 cms
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Focusing on the topic of circumventing custom, this book places special emphasis on the ingenious ways Orthodox (and other) Jews have devised to avoid breaking the extensive list of activities forbidden on the sabbath.
This book focuses on the topic of ''circumventing custom'' with special emphasis on the ingenious ways Orthodox (and other) Jews have devised to avoid breaking the extensive list of activities forbidden on the Sabbath. After examining the sources of Sabbath observance as set forth in the Old Testament, the New Testament, and rabbinical writings, some of the most salient forms of circumvention are described. Then drawing on Freud''s insights as to the obsessive nature of religious ritual and his persuasive delineation of anal erotic character, an attempt is made to analyze such facets of Jewish character (in addition to circumvention) as an undue concern with purity, and a long-established tradition of indulging in nit-picking and argumentation.
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