Etrog How A Chinese Fruit Became a Jewish Symbol /

Every year before the holiday of Sukkot, Jews all around the world purchase an etrog-a lemon-like fruit-to participate in the holiday ritual. In this book, David Z. Moster tracks the etrog from its evolutionary home in Yunnan, China, to the lands of India, Iran, and finally Israel, where it became i...

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Main Author: Moster, David Z. (Author)
Format: Electronic eBook
Language:English
Published: Cham : Springer International Publishing, 2018.
Edition:1st ed. 2018.
Subjects:
Judaism.
Religion-History.
China-History.
Middle East-History.
ISBN:9783319737362
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Table of Contents:
  • Chapter 1 - Introduction
  • Chapter 2 - Journey from China to Israel
  • Chapter 3 - The Many Interpretations of Peri 'eṣ Hadar (Leviticus 23:40)
  • Chapter 4 - From Foreign Import to Jewish Symbol.-6. Addendum: Hala Sultan Tekke and Karnak.

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