The Heart Is a Mirror: The Sephardic Folktale

by Tamar Alexander-Frizer

A groundbreaking and comprehensive study of the Sephardic folktale as it relates to group identity and narrative culture.

Since their expulsion from Spain in 1492, Sephardic Jews have managed to maintain their Jewish faith and Spanish group identity and have developed a uniquely Judeo-Spanish culture wherever they settled. Among the important cultural ties within these Sephardic groups are Judeo-Spanish folktales, stories that have...

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0814329713
• ISBN13: 9780814329719
• Release Date: January 2008
• Publisher: Wayne State University Press
• Length: 704 Pages
• Weight: 2.75 lbs.
• Dimensions: 1.9" x 6.4" x 9.3"