Jewishfolklore

Jewish folklore are legends, music, oral history, proverbs, jokes, popular beliefs, fairy tales, stories, tall tales, and customs that are the traditions of ...

Jewish mythology is the body of myths associated with Judaism. Elements of Jewish mythology have had a profound influence on Christian mythology and on ...

2022年10月24日 — Few figures in Jewish folklore have more diverse reputations than Lilith. ... Jewish folklore. There is a Jewish tale that seems to have inspired ...

This classic collection of more than 800 traditions, legends, parables, and songs, with a glossary of Yiddish and Hebrew words, has remained a favorite gift- ...

Some Jewish Folklore From Jerusalem ─ With Notes on the Powers of Evil in Jerusalem. $879. Cambridgeshire ...

2023年11月17日 — Dybbuk, in Jewish folklore, a disembodied human spirit that, because of former sins, wanders restlessly until it finds a haven in the body ...

2023年11月17日 — Golem, in Jewish folklore, an image endowed with life. The term is used in the Bible (Psalms 139:16) and in Talmudic literature to refer to ...

Dybbuks are possessor demons from early modern Jewish mythology (they first appear in 16th c. writings). They were thought to be the souls of dead people ...

Jewish Folklore and Ethnology (JFE) is a peer-reviewed annual journal. It features innovative, original analytical studies, essays, and commentaries in ...