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Jews and shoes / [edited by] Edna Nahson.
Jews and shoes / [edited by] Edna Nahson.
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Full title
Publisher
Oxford ; New York : Berg, 2008.
Date
2008.
Call Numbers
N391.413/3
Record Identifier
MMS ID
Language
English
Formats
Physical Description
Physical content
xii, 226 p. : ill. ; 25 cm.
Contents
Jews and shoes / Edna Nahshon -- The biblical shoe : "Eschewing footwear: the call of Moses as biblical archetype" / Ora Prouser -- The halitzah shoe : between female subjugation and symbolic emasculation / Catherine Hezser -- The tombstone shoe : shoe-shaped tombstones in Jewish cemeteries in the U...
Publication information
Publisher
Oxford ; New York : Berg, 2008.
Edition
English ed.
Place of Publication
England
Date Published
2008.
Subjects
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Scope and Contents
Summary
"Jews and Shoes takes a fresh look at the makings and meanings of shoes, cobblers and barefootedness in Jewish experience. The book shows how shoes convey theological, social and economic concepts, and as such are intriguing subjects for inquiry within a wide range of cultural, artistic and historic contexts." "The book's multidisciplinary approach...
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Full title
Jews and shoes / [edited by] Edna Nahson.
Authors, Artists and Contributors
Author / Artists
Notes
General note
Includes bibliographical references and index.
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Primary Identifiers
Call Numbers
N391.413/3
Record Identifier
74VMboxemlQX
Permalink
https://devfeature-collection.sl.nsw.gov.au/record/74VMboxemlQX
Other Identifiers
ISBN
9781847880505 (pbk.)
9781847880499 (cloth)
DDC
391.413
MMS ID
991000863599702626
