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Ritual Medical Lore of Sephardic Women

- Sweetening the Spirits, Healing the Sick

About Ritual Medical Lore of Sephardic Women

Focusing on interviews with elders of the Sephardic communities of the former Ottoman Empire, this title illuminates a complex of preventive and curative rituals conducted by women at home - rituals that ensured the well-being of the community and functioned as a counterpart to the public rites conducted by men in the synagogues.

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  • Language:
  • English
  • ISBN:
  • 9780252026973
  • Binding:
  • Hardback
  • Pages:
  • 288
  • Published:
  • December 4, 2001
  • Dimensions:
  • 235x159x30 mm.
  • Weight:
  • 560 g.
Delivery: 2-4 weeks
Expected delivery: July 16, 2025

Description of Ritual Medical Lore of Sephardic Women

Focusing on interviews with elders of the Sephardic communities of the former Ottoman Empire, this title illuminates a complex of preventive and curative rituals conducted by women at home - rituals that ensured the well-being of the community and functioned as a counterpart to the public rites conducted by men in the synagogues.

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