Jewish Poland—Legends of Origin : Ethnopoetics and Legendary Chronicles.
Bar-Itzhak, Haya.
Jewish Poland—Legends of Origin : Ethnopoetics and Legendary Chronicles. - 1st ed. - 1 online resource (196 pages) - Raphael Patai Series in Jewish Folklore and Anthropology . - Raphael Patai Series in Jewish Folklore and Anthropology .
Cover -- Title Page -- Copyright -- Contents -- List of Illustration -- Preface -- 1. The Geography of the Jewish Imagination: Po-Lin among Trees with Leaves from the Gemara -- 2. Legends of Acceptance: Segregation versus Involvement -- 3. The Legend of Abraham the Jew, King of Poland -- 4. The Legend of Esther the Jewess and King Casimir the Great of Poland -- 5. "My Eyes Shed Tears, Because the Enemy Has Overcome": The Transformation of Legends of Origin into Legends of Destruction -- Afterword -- Notes -- Bibliography -- Index of Names -- Index of Places.
Examination the legends of origin of the Jews of Poland and discloses how the community is created.
9780814343920
Jewish legends-Poland-History and criticism.
Jews-Poland-Folklore.
Jewish legends-Poland.
Electronic books.
BM530 .B375 2001
398.20899240438
Jewish Poland—Legends of Origin : Ethnopoetics and Legendary Chronicles. - 1st ed. - 1 online resource (196 pages) - Raphael Patai Series in Jewish Folklore and Anthropology . - Raphael Patai Series in Jewish Folklore and Anthropology .
Cover -- Title Page -- Copyright -- Contents -- List of Illustration -- Preface -- 1. The Geography of the Jewish Imagination: Po-Lin among Trees with Leaves from the Gemara -- 2. Legends of Acceptance: Segregation versus Involvement -- 3. The Legend of Abraham the Jew, King of Poland -- 4. The Legend of Esther the Jewess and King Casimir the Great of Poland -- 5. "My Eyes Shed Tears, Because the Enemy Has Overcome": The Transformation of Legends of Origin into Legends of Destruction -- Afterword -- Notes -- Bibliography -- Index of Names -- Index of Places.
Examination the legends of origin of the Jews of Poland and discloses how the community is created.
9780814343920
Jewish legends-Poland-History and criticism.
Jews-Poland-Folklore.
Jewish legends-Poland.
Electronic books.
BM530 .B375 2001
398.20899240438