To the tombs of the righteous
Subtitle: pilgramage in contemporary Israel
By: Rivka Gonen.
Contributors: Gonen, Rivka.; Israel Museum (Jerusalem)
Series: Catalogue -- no. 424; Catalogue Israel Museum (Jerusalem) -- no. 424.
Publisher: Israel Museum
Published: 1999
Place of publication: Jerusalem
Language: eng
Number of pages: 142
Subjects: Muzeʾon Yiśraʾel (Jerusalem) -- Catalogs.; Pilgrims and pilgrimages -- Israel.; Zaddikim -- Tombs -- Israel.; Rabbis -- Tombs -- Israel.
Notes: Includes bibliographical references.
Table of contents: title: Forward / James S. Snyder; title: Preface / Rivka Gonen; title: Veneration of saints and pilgrimage to sacred sites as a universal phenomenon / Yoram Bilu; title: Revival of cults of saints in Israel : contribution of the Moroccan community / Yorum Bilu; title: Hillula of Rabbi Shimon bar Yohai at Meron / Yael Schwartz; title: Hillula of the Baba Sali at Netivot / Yael Schwartz; title: How is a new saint's tomb created? The case of the tomb of Rachel, wife of Rabbi Akiva / Rivka Gonen; title: Prayer, alms giving, fire and water: customs at the tombs of the righteous / Rivka Gonen; title: Amulets, portraits, and other mementos / Rivka Gonen; title: Pilgrims - sacred and profane - in Israeli art / Nirith Nelson.