Festivals of the Jewish year
Subtitle: a modern interpretation and guide / Theodor H. Gaster
Publisher: Sloane
Published: 1953
Place of publication: New York
Language: eng
Number of pages: 308
Subjects: Fasts and feasts; Judaism
Description: Treats of festivals, fasts, holy days--their origins, the rituals, the customs and their meaning in contemporary life. In tracing the holidays to the probably sources, the author goes back to pre-Biblical times where so many religious ideas have their common ground. Of special interest to students of comparative religion.
Notes: Includes bibliography.