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Record ID marc_loc_updates/v40.i26.records.utf8:10331898:1855
Source Library of Congress
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LEADER: 01855nam a22003138a 4500
001 2012025281
003 DLC
005 20120622164607.0
008 120620s2012 ncu b 001 0 eng
010 $a 2012025281
020 $a9780786448234 (softcover : alk. paper)
040 $aDLC$cDLC$dDLC
050 00 $aZ6374.F6$bE47 2012$aGR98
082 00 $a016.3982089/924$223
100 1 $aElswit, Sharon.
245 14 $aThe Jewish story finder :$ba guide to 668 tales listing subjects and sources /$cSharon Barcan Elswit ; foreword by Peninnah Schram.
250 $a2nd ed.
260 $aJefferson, N.C. :$bMcFarland & Co.,$c2012.
263 $a1208
300 $ap. cm.
504 $aIncludes bibliographical references and index.
520 $a"Family, educators, and clergy employ stories to transmit Jewish culture, traditions, and values. This comprehensive bibliography summarizing plot lines for easy access to the right story for any occasion. Some tales centuries old and others freshly imagined include animal fables, supernatural yarns, and anecdotes on such subjects as justice, community, cause/effect, and mitzvahs"--Provided by publisher.
505 0 $aGod, faith, and prayer -- The Torah, the Talmud, and their study -- Biblical characters and events -- Quests for sacred objects and holy encounters in later times -- Rabbis : wit and wisdom -- Wonder weavers : tales of magic -- Angels, demons, spirits, gilguls, dybbuks, and golems : the supernatural -- Talking animal tales and fables -- Tricksters and fools -- Human stories -- Tales for festivals and holidays.
650 0 $aJews$xFolklore$vBibliography.
650 0 $aJewish folk literature$vBibliography.
650 0 $aJewish folk literature$xThemes, motives.
650 0 $aJewish folk literature$vAbstracts.
650 0 $aJewish legends$vBibliography.
650 0 $aTales$vBibliography.