The Jews of Kurdistan / by Erich Brauer ; completed and edited by Raphael Patai

Detroit : Wayne State University Press, 1993. First Edition. Hardcover. Fine cloth copy in an equally fine dust-wrapper. Particularly and surprisingly well-preserved; tight, bright, clean and especially sharp-cornered. Series; Jewish folklore and anthropology series. Physical description; 429 p. : ill ; 24 cm. Notes; Includes bibliographical references (p. 401-406). Summary; Following World War II, members of the sizable Jewish community in what had been Kurdistan, now part of Iraq, left their homeland and resettled in Palestine where they were quickly assimilated with the dominant Israeli-Jewish culture.The Jews of Kurdistan is a unique historical document in that it presents a picture of Kurdish Jewish life and culture prior to World War II. It is the only ethnological study of the Kurdish Jews ever written and provides a comprehensive look at their material culture, life cycles, religious practices, occupations, and relations with the Muslims.In his preface, Raphael Patai offers data he considers important for supplementing Brauer's book, and comments on the book's values and limitations fifty years after Brauer wrote it. Patai has included additional information elicited from Kurdish Jews in Jerusalem, verified quotations, and completed the bibliography. Subjects; Jews - Kurdistan - Social life and customs. Judaism - Kurdistan - Customs and practices. Jews - Kurdistan - Folklore. Folklore - Kurdistan. Kurdistan - Social life and customs. Social & cultural history ; Jewish studies ; Judaism. Asian / Middle Eastern history. Religion / Judaism / General. History / Middle East / General. Genres; Abstract or summary. Illustrated.