Author:
Rappoport, A. S. (Angelo Solomon), 1871-1950, author.
ImprintLondon ; New York : Kegan Paul, 2007.
Descriptionxi, 276 pages ; 23 cm
Note:Reprint. Originally published: London : Soncino Press, 1937.
Note:Nature and sources of Jewish folklore -- Characteristics of Jewish folklore -- Nature and creation -- Fauna and flora -- Demonology -- Magic, astrology, augury, omens and dreams -- Man and the parts of his body -- Birth, marriage and death -- Folk-medicine -- Customs and practices -- Jewish folktales and their origin -- A collection of folktales -- Wonder-tales, legends and moral tales -- Variants and parallels in the folklore of other nations -- Proverbs and maxims -- Influence of Jewish folklore on the Jewish religion.
Bibliography Note:Includes bibliographical references (p. 269-272) and index.
