Rituals of childhood : Jewish acculturation in Medieval Europe /

In medieval times, when a Jewish boy of five began religious schooling, he was carried from home to a teacher and placed on the teacher's lap. He was then asked to recite the Hebrew alphabet and lick honey from the slate on which it was written, to eat magically inscribed cooked peeled eggs and...

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Main Author:	Marcus, Ivan G
Format:	Book
Language:	English
Published:	New Haven : Yale University Press, c1996 New Haven [Conn.] : [1996], ©1996 New Haven [Conn.] : c1996 New Haven, Conn. : 1996 New Haven, Conn. : [1996], ©1996 New Haven, Conn. : 1996
Subjects:	425 - 1789 425-1789 Medieval and early modern period, 425-1789 Initiation rites > Religious aspects > Judaism > History Jewish religious education of preschool children > Europe > History Jewish religious education of preschool children > Germany > History Judaism > History > Medieval and early modern period, 425-1789 History Initiation rites > Religious aspects > Judaism Jewish religious education of preschool children Judaism Judaism > Medieval and early modern period Europe Germany

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