Aesthetics of Sorrow : The Wailing Culture of Yemenite Jewish Women.
- 1st ed.
- 1 online resource (462 pages)
Cover -- Half-title -- Title -- Copyright -- Dedication -- Contents -- Acknowledgments -- Introduction -- 1. Wailing: A Topic That Defies Research -- 2. Johara: Mother of the Wailers -- 3. Giving Words -- 4. The Performance Stage -- 5. Melancholic Power -- 6. Mission -- Epilogue: The Lament of the Printed Words -- Notes -- References -- Index.
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Weepers (Mourners) -- Israel. Jews, Yemeni -- Israel -- Customs and practices. Mourning customs -- Israel.