Charles de Brosses,On the Worship of Fetish Godsin Rosalind Morris and Daniel Leonard,The Return of Fetishisms: Charles de Brosses and the Afterlives of an Idea al-Ghazali, The Niche of Lights Sefat Emet E.B. Tylor,Anahuac : or, Mexico and the Mexicans, Ancient and Modern Ayala Fader,...
Thus, Jewish otherness was shown in two ways: in physical, somatic signs seen in facial fea- tures and hair that mark an embodied otherness, and in behaviour, including patterns of speech, customs, laws, and sexuality, what we might call the per- formance of otherness. Jews were inferior...
sometimes the forms of beasts and sometimes those of men; but they always have some animal characteristic, such as a paw in place of a hand (Darimi, "Kitab al-Sunnah," ii. 213). Eccentric movements of the dust-whirlwind ("zawabi'") are taken to be the visible signs of a battle ...
6,000 Years of Jewish history & legacy at a glance in a one-page infographic. The poster combines different fields on a single timeline such as demography, literature, Jewish and World events, traditions, historical figures and more. Every entry on the t
It’s believed that Hamsa’s origin is prior to Islam. The symbol was used before in the Punic religion, where it was related to Tanit. In Jewish culture and Israel, it’s popularly known as Hamsa, without implications of Islamic heritage. Some sources connect the meaning of the five fing...
ii. 529) on the table at each of the meals, symbolizing the double portion of manna gathered by the Israelites on Friday in the wilderness (ib. 117b). The honoring ("kibbud") of the Sabbath consists in wearing finer garments than usual, in being bathed and shaven, and in showing rev...
It’s believed that Hamsa’s origin is prior to Islam. The symbol was used before in the Punic religion, where it was related to Tanit. In Jewish culture and Israel, it’s popularly known as Hamsa, without implications of Islamic heritage. Some sources connect the meaning of the five fing...
Another symbol associated with theJudeo-conversoswould be the devil. In Macau, the Perez family were regarded as Jewish and their arrival was seen as the devil’s work: y en macan chicos e grandes lo tenian por judio y de casta de judios y dezian quien diablo los traxo a esta çiudad...
The "kiss of God," is a symbol for union with God. Fishbane shows ritual practices, meditations and performances that are connected the themes of love and death. Illuminating the range of interpretive approaches to love and death in Jewish literature and thought, including the biblical, ...
Be encouraged to continue to give unto the Lord. And know your reward from Father is assured. What does it mean when you stretch out your arm towards us on television? It is a symbol of the Word of God that is sharper than a two edged sword and proceeds out of the mouth of Jesus....