Ritual medical lore of Sephardic women : sweetening the spirits, healing the sick

Ritual medical lore of Sephardic women : sweetening the spirits, healing the sick / Isaac Jack Lévy and Rosemary Lévy Zumwalt.

Author/creator	Lévy, Isaac Jack
Other author/creator	Zumwalt, Rosemary Lévy, 1944-
Format	Book and Print
Publication Info	Urbana : University of Illinois Press, ©2002.
Description	xi, 260 pages : illustrations ; 24 cm
Subject(s)	Sephardim--Folklore. Sephardim--Medicine. Jewish women--Social life and customs --19th century. Jewish women--Social life and customs --20th century. Traditional medicine. Medicine, Magic, mystic, and spagiric. Jews--Europe. Jews--Middle East. Traditional medicine--Europe. Traditional medicine--Middle East. Medicine--Religious aspects --Europe. Medicine--Religious aspects --Middle East. Women--Europe. Women--Middle East.

Contents	Keeping the spirits happy, keeping the family healthy -- The Sephardim of the Ottoman Empire -- Memories of time past -- The power of speech -- "Let it go to the garlic!" -- Narrating health, marking the social -- The treasured medicine and the blessed cure -- The prekante: a ritual prayer for curing.
Bibliography note	Includes bibliographical references (p. 225-239) and index.
LCCN	2001002079
ISBN	0252026977 (alk. paper)

Library	Location	Call Number	Status	Item Actions
Joyner	General Stacks	GR98 .L48 2002	✔ Available	Place Hold