The maiden of Ludmir a Jewish holy woman and her world / Nathaniel Deutsch ; foreword by Janusz Bardach.
| Author/creator | Deutsch, Nathaniel |
| Format | Electronic |
| Publication Info | Berkeley ; London : University of California Press, |
| Description | xix, 310 p., [8] p. of plates : ill., maps ; 24 cm. |
| Supplemental Content | Full text available from Ebook Central - Academic Complete |
| Supplemental Content | Full text available from eBooks on EBSCOhost |
| Subjects |
| Series | The S. Mark Taper Foundation imprint in Jewish studies |
| Contents | Foreword / Janusz Bardach -- Introduction: Ansky Visits Ludmir -- A Dybbuk Trilogy, or How the Maiden of Ludmir Became a Literary Figure -- Writing the Maiden -- Afterlives: Remembering the Maiden -- The Curse, the Cossacks, and the Messiah: Ludmir Before the Maiden -- Birth and Childhood -- Love and Death -- The Maiden Possessed -- False Male and Woman Rebbe? -- The Witch-hunt in Ludmir -- The Wedding and Its Aftermath -- In the Holy Land -- Conclusion: Tracing the Maiden -- Afterword: Journey to Ludmir. |
| Bibliography note | Includes bibliographical references (p. 241-298) and index. |
| Access restriction | Available only to authorized users. |
| Technical details | Mode of access: World Wide Web |
| Genre/form | Electronic books. |
| LCCN | 2002152220 |
| ISBN | 0520231910 (Cloth : alk. paper) |
| ISBN | 9780520231917 (Cloth : alk. paper) |