Legends of the Hasidim; an introduction to Hasidic culture and oral tradition in the New World

by Jerome R. Mintz

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This study of the New York Hasidim was originally published in 1968 by the University of Chicago. The author, a professor of anthropology and Jewish Studies, explores the relaitonship of the community to its legends and examines the legends for their cultural content.

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Jerome R. Mintz (1930-1997) was Professor of Anthropology at Indiana University.

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Religion & Spirituality, Nonfiction
DDC/MDS
296.8ReligionOther religionsJudaismJewish sects
LCC
BM198 .M52Philosophy, Psychology and ReligionJudaismJudaismGeneralHistory
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