essay
Performance of precepts/precepts of performance: Hasidic celebrations of Purim in Brooklyn
by means of performance : intercultural studies of theatre and ritual • Cambridge, Mass. • Published In 1990 • Pages: 109-117
By: Kirshenblatt-Gimblett, Barbara.
Abstract
This is a brief description of the holiday of Purim as observed by the Hasidim of Brooklyn, New York. The author provides information on some of the major elements of the celebration, with a particular focus on the Purim SHPIL or religious play. In this document the play entitled 'The Golem of Prague' is described. This is a folk drama of the sixteenth century in which the Rabbi of Prague saved the Jews from a blood bath predicted as the result of their having been falsely accused of killing Christian children and using their blood to make Passover MATZAS.
- HRAF PubDate
- 1996
- Region
- North America
- Sub Region
- Regional, Ethnic and Diaspora Cultures
- Document Type
- essay
- Evaluation
- Creator Types
- Social Scientist
- Indigenous Person
- Document Rating
- 5: Excellent Primary Data
- Analyst
- John Beierle ; 1995
- Field Date
- no date
- Coverage Date
- variable
- Coverage Place
- Williamsburg, Boro Park, Brooklyn, N.Y., United States
- Notes
- Barbara Kirshenblatt-Gimblett
- Includes bibliographical references.
- LCCN
- 88037458
- LCSH
- Jews