Ritual Medical Lore of Sephardic Women: Sweetening the Spirits, Healing the Sick

by Isaac Jack Levy, Rosemary Zumwalt, Rosemary Lévy Zumwalt, et al.

Winner of the Ellii Kongas-Maranda Prize from the Women's Section of the American Folklore Society, 2003.

Ritual Medical Lore of Sephardic Women preserves the precious remnants of a rich culture on the verge of extinction while affirming women's pivotal role in the health of their communities. Centered around extensive interviews with elders of the Sephardic communities of the former Ottoman Empire, this volume illuminates a...

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0252026977
• ISBN13: 9780252026973
• Release Date: December 2001
• Publisher: University of Illinois Press
• Length: 288 Pages
• Weight: 1.35 lbs.
• Dimensions: 1.0" x 6.2" x 9.3"