Bøker av Angelo S. Rappoport

First published in 1931, History of Palestine is the dramatic picture of the Holy Land to which Jews returned after many centuries. The author has written the history of Palestine of 4000 years with the mind of the scholar and the heart of the religious mystic.

This classic work draws together the whole rich field of Jewish folklore -- the popular beliefs, practices, superstitions and traditional wisdom relating to all aspects of life. Dr Rappaport has organized the book around four main themes: nature, the heavenly bodies and mythological and cosmological motifs; fauna and flora; human life including birth, marriage, illness and death, omens and portents; and supernatural and natural powers including demons and spirits, witchcraft, charms and spells. There are chapters on folk medicine, demonology and customs and practices. He also includes a selection of Jewish legends and folktales, as well as a collection of Hebrew and Yiddish proverbs and popular sayings.