Dybbuks and Jewish Women in Social History, Mysticism and Folklore by Rachel Elior Yiddish Learning including Sholem Aleichem

including Sholem Aleichem

The original French version was awarded the prestigious 2014 Canada Prize in the Humanities by the Canadian Federation for the Humanities and Social Sciences

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Dybbuks and Jewish Women in Social History, Mysticism and Folklore by Rachel Elior Yiddish Learning including Sholem AleichemHow and why a person comes to be possessed by a dybbukthe possession of a living body by the soul of a deceased personand what consequences ensue from such possession, form the subject of this book. Though possession by a dybbuk has traditionally been understood as punishment for a terrible sin, it can also be seen as a mechanism used by desperate individualsoften womenwho had no other means of escape from the demands and expectations of an all