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Table of ContentsIllustrations Introduction I. HISTORY AND TRADITIONS 1. Early Times 2. Before the Allahdad 3. The Sufi Lure 4. Allahdad! 5. After the Allahdad 6. Conversions to the Bahai faith 7. A Decade of Blood Libels and Other Incidents, 8. Zionism and Early Aliya 9. Disturbances in the 1940s 10. A Picture of Jewish Life 11. Emigration, Aliya, Dispersion 12. A Meshhed Jewish Family Aqa Farajullah's Memoirs II. TALES AND LEGENDS Introductory Note 13. A Popular Life of Nadir 14. Three Tales about Mullah Siman Tov 15. Two Stories about the Jews of Kalat 16. How the Herat Jews Were Saved 17. The Story of the Woman Gohar 18. The Death of Hajj Hasan Eshaq III. CUSTOMS AND INSTITUTIONS Introductory Note 19. Birth Customs 20. Jewish Names and Origins 21. The Secret School Hebrew Education 22. Girls' Games 23. Ritual Observances 24. Marriage 25. Burial Customs Conclusion Notes Judeo Persian Vocabulary Bibliography Index
ISBN: 0814326528
Author: Raphael Patai
Category: Religion
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