Ritual medical lore of Sephardic women : sweetening the spirits, healing the sick / Isaac Jack Lévy and Rosemary Lévy Zumwalt.

Author/creator Lévy, Isaac Jack
Other author Zumwalt, Rosemary Lévy, 1944-
Format Book
Publication InfoUrbana : University of Illinois Press, ©2002.
Descriptionxi, 260 pages : illustrations ; 24 cm
Subjects
Sephardim--Folklore.
Sephardim--Medicine.
Jewish women--Social life and customs. --19th century.
Jewish women--Social life and customs. --20th century.
Traditional medicine.
Medicine, Magic, mystic, and spagiric.
Jews--Europe.
Jews--Middle East.
Traditional medicine--Europe.
Traditional medicine--Middle East.
Medicine--Religious aspects. --Europe.
Medicine--Religious aspects. --Middle East.
Women--Europe.
Women--Middle East.

Contents Keeping the spirits happy, keeping the family healthy -- The Sephardim of the Ottoman Empire -- Memories of time past -- The power of speech -- "Let it go to the garlic!" -- Narrating health, marking the social -- The treasured medicine and the blessed cure -- The prekante: a ritual prayer for curing.
Bibliography noteIncludes bibliographical references (p. 225-239) and index.
LCCN 2001002079
ISBN0252026977 (alk. paper)

Availability

Library Location Call Number Status Item Actions
Joyner General Stacks GR98 .L48 2002 ✔ Available Place Hold