Leaves from the Garden of Eden : One Hundred Classic Jewish Tales
Howard. Schwartz
Bok Engelsk 2008 · Electronic books.
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| Utgitt | : : Oxford University Press, USA, , 2008.
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| Omfang | 1 online resource (540 p.)
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| Opplysninger | Description based upon print version of record.. - CONTENTS; INTRODUCTION; Summoning the Patriarchs; Four Types of Jewish Tales; The Jewish Mythical Imagination; What Makes a Jewish Folktale Jewish?; The Stories of Reb Nachman; FAIRY TALES; 1. An Apple from the Tree of Life; 2. Elijah's Violin; 3. The Witches of Ashkelon; 4. The Bird of Happiness; 5. The Golden Mountain; 6. The Princess in the Tower; 7. King Solomon and Ashmodai; 8. The Beggar King; 9. The Wonder Child; 10. The Princess and the Slave; 11. The Golden Tree; 12. The Mute Princess; 13. The Enchanted Journey; 14. The Magic Mirror of Rabbi Adam; 15. The King's Dream. - 16. The Exiled Princess17. The Wonderful Healing Leaves; 18. The City of Luz; 19. The Boy Israel and the Witch; 20. The Lost Princess; 21. The Prince and the Slave; 22. The Prince Who Was Made of Precious Gems; 23. The Water Palace; 24. The Pirate Princess; 25. A Garment for the Moon; FOLKTALES; 26. Leaves from the Garden of Eden; 27. A Palace of Bird Beaks; 28. The Maiden in the Tree; 29. The Sabbath Lion; 30. Katanya; 31. The Wooden Sword; 32. The Water Witch; 33. Drawing the Wind; 34. A Flock of Angels; 35. Milk and Honey; 36. The Goat Whose Horns Reached to Heaven; 37. The Golden Dove. - 38. The Twelve Golden Calves39. The Sword of Moses; 40. The Groom Who Was Destined to Die on His Wedding Day; 41. The Three Tasks of Elijah; 42. The Staff of Elijah; 43. Miriam's Tambourine; 44. The Cave of King David; 45. The Magic Wine Cup; 46. The Hair in the Milk; 47. The Cave of Mattathias; 48. The Prince Who Thought He Was a Rooster; 49. The Treasure; 50. The Souls of Trees; SUPERNATURAL TALES; 51. The Finger; 52. The Queen of Sheba; 53. The Bride of Demons; 54. Helen of Troy; 55. The Homunculus of Maimonides; 56. The Beast; 57. The Haunted Violin; 58. The Knife. - 59. The Charm in the Dress60. Lilith's Cave; 61. The Cellar; 62. The Dead Fiancée; 63. The Demon Princess; 64. The Speaking Head; 65. The Other Side; 66. Yona and the River Demon; 67. The Dybbuk in the Well; 68. The Golem; 69. The Werewolf; 70. A Combat in Magic; 71. The Perfect Saint; 72. The Bridegroom Who Vanished; 73. The Lost Melody; 74. The Demon of the Waters; 75. The Underwater Palace; MYSTICAL TALES; 76. The Cottage of Candles; 77. The Cave of Shimon bar Yohai; 78. A Kiss from the Master; 79. The Angel of Forgetfulness; 80. A Vision at the Wailing Wall; 81. Gathering Sparks. - 82. The Tzaddik of the Forest83. The Angel of the Mishnah; 84. Gabriel's Palace; 85. Rabbi Naftali's Trance; 86. The Spirit of Hagigah; 87. The Ladder of Prayers; 88. The Tree of Life; 89. The Enchanted Island; 90. Lighting a Fire; 91. The Tefilling of the Or ha-Hayim; 92. The Angel of Friendship; 93. The Underground Forest; 94. Reb Nachman's Chair; 95. The Soul of the Ari; 96. The Blind Angel; 97. A New Soul; 98. The Tale of the Kugel; 99. The Ocean of Tears; 100. The Dream Assembly; SOURCES AND COMMENTARIES; APPENDICES; A Note on the Sources; Appendix A: Sources of the Stories. - Appendix B: Story Cycles. - In Leaves from the Garden of Eden, Howard Schwartz, a three-time winner of the National Jewish Book Award, has gathered together one hundred of the most astonishing and luminous stories from Jewish folk tradition. Just as Schwartz's award-winning book Tree of Souls: The Mythology of Judaism collected the essential myths of Jewish tradition, Leaves from the Garden of Eden collects one hundred essential Jewish tales. As imaginative as the Arabian Nights, these stories invoke enchanted worlds, demonic realms, and mystical experiences. The four most popular types of Jewish tales are gathered here
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| ISBN | 9780195335651
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