The Wailing Culture of Yemenite Jewish Women
by
Tova Gamliel
Language: English
Release Date: April 18, 2014
The term “wailing culture” includes an array of women’s behaviors and beliefs following the death of a member of their ethnic group and is typical of Jewish life in Yemeni culture. Central to the practice is wailing itself—a special artistic genre that combines speech with sobbing into moving...