Aesthetics of Sorrow: The Wailing Culture of Yemenite Jewish Women

by Tova Gamliel

Investigates the socio-cultural, psychological, and philosophical aspects of the Yemenite Jewish wailing tradition in modern Israel.

The term "wailing culture" includes an array of women's behaviors and beliefs following the death of a member of their ethnic group and is typical of Jewish life in Yemeni culture. Central to the practice is wailing itself--a special artistic genre that combines speech with sobbing into moving lyrical...

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0814334768
• ISBN13: 9780814334768
• Release Date: April 2014
• Publisher: Wayne State University Press
• Length: 464 Pages
• Weight: 1.90 lbs.
• Dimensions: 1.5" x 6.3" x 9.1"