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How the Wise Men Got to Chelm: The Life and Times of a Yiddish Folk Tradition
Seller: Bay State Book Company, North Smithfield, RI, U.S.A.
Seller rating 5 out of 5 stars
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How the Wise Men Got to Chelm : The Life and Times of a Yiddish Folk Tradition
Language: English
Published by New York University Press, 2016
ISBN 10: 1479828440 ISBN 13: 9781479828449
Condition: Good. Former library copy. Pages intact with minimal writing/highlighting. The binding may be loose and creased. Dust jackets/supplements are not included. Includes library markings. Stock photo provided. Product includes identifying sticker. Better World Books: Buy Books. Do Good.
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How the Wise Men Got to Chelm: The Life & Times of a Yiddish Folk Tradition
Seller: Powell's Bookstores Chicago, ABAA, Chicago, IL, U.S.A.
Seller rating 5 out of 5 stars
hardcover. Condition: Used-Very Good. Cloth, dj. Minor shelf wear; clean internals.
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How the Wise Men Got to Chelm: The Life and Times of a Yiddish Folk Tradition
Language: English
Published by New York University Press October 2016, 2016
ISBN 10: 1479828440 ISBN 13: 9781479828449
Hardcover. Condition: VG-. used hardcover in a dust jacket. the jacket is somewhat worn about the edges and slightly scuffed, has only small tears at extremeties. corners slightly bumped, but pages and binding are clean, straight and tight. there are no marks to the text or other serious flaws.
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How the Wise Men Got to Chelm The Life and Times of a Yiddish Folk Tradition
Seller: Powell's Bookstores Chicago, ABAA, Chicago, IL, U.S.A.
Seller rating 5 out of 5 stars
Hardcover. Condition: NEW. Dust Jacket Condition: NEW.
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How the Wise Men Got to Chelm The Life and Times of a Yiddish Folk Tradition
Published by NYU, 2016
Seller: Schoen Books, South Deerfield, MA, U.S.A.
Association Member: SNEAB
Seller rating 2 out of 5 stars
Hardcover & Dust Jacket. Condition: Very Good. 316 pp. OCLC Number: 947190969.
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How the Wise Men Got to Chelm: The Life and Times of a Yiddish Folk Tradition.
Language: English
Published by New York University Press, New York, 2016
ISBN 10: 1479828440 ISBN 13: 9781479828449
Seller: Henry Hollander, Bookseller, Los Angeles, CA, U.S.A.
Seller rating 4 out of 5 stars
First Edition
Hardbound. Condition: Very Good. First Edition. Octavo in dust jacket, xiv, 317 pp., b/w illustrations, notes, bibliography, index When God created the world, so it is said, he sent out an angel with a bag of foolish souls with instructions to distribute them equally all over the worldone fool per town. But the angel's bag broke and all the souls spilled out onto the same spot. They built a settlement where they landed: the town is known as Chelm.The collected tales of these fools, or "wise men," of Chelm constitute the best-known folktale tradition of the Jews of eastern Europe. This tradition includes a sprawling repertoire of stories about the alleged intellectual limitations of the members of this old and important Jewish community. Chelm did not make its debut in the role of the foolish shtetl par excellence until late in the nineteenth century. Since then, however, the town has led a double lifeas a real city in eastern Poland and as an imaginary place onto which questions of Jewish identity, community, and history have been projected.By placing literary Chelm and its "foolish" antecedents in a broader historical context, it shows how they have functioned for over three hundred years as models of society, somewhere between utopia and dystopia. These imaginary foolish towns have enabled writers both to entertain and highlight a variety of societal problems, a function that literary Chelm continues to fulfill in Jewish literature to this day.
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How the Wise Men Got to Chelm: The Life and Times of a Yiddish Folk Tradition
Hardcover. Condition: Very Good. Dust Jacket Condition: Very Good. Clean and solid. ; B&W Illustrations; 8vo; 316 pages.
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The Lives of Jewish Things: Collecting and Curating Material Culture (Raphael Patai Series in Jewish Folklore and Anthropology)
Language: English
Published by Wayne State University Press, 2024
ISBN 10: 0814350453 ISBN 13: 9780814350454
Seller: Midtown Scholar Bookstore, Harrisburg, PA, U.S.A.
Seller rating 5 out of 5 stars
paperback. Condition: Very Good. Very Good - Crisp, clean, unread book with some shelfwear/edgewear, may have a remainder mark - NICE PAPERBACK Standard-sized.
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How the Wise Men Got to Chelm: The Life and Times of a Yiddish Folk Tradition
Seller: Archer's Used and Rare Books, Kent, OH, U.S.A.
Seller rating 5 out of 5 stars
First Edition
Hardcover. Condition: Fine. Dust Jacket Condition: Fine. 1st edition. Dust Jacket is in fine condition without tears or chips or other damage. Quantity Available: 1. Category: Judaica; Myths, Legends & Folklore. ISBN/EAN: 9781479828449. Pictures of this item not already displayed here available upon request. Inventory No: 14802.
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The Lives of Jewish Things: Collecting and Curating Material Culture (Raphael Patai Series in Jewish Folklore and Anthropology)
Language: English
Published by Wayne State University Press, 2024
ISBN 10: 0814350453 ISBN 13: 9780814350454
Seller: Midtown Scholar Bookstore, Harrisburg, PA, U.S.A.
Seller rating 5 out of 5 stars
paperback. Condition: Good. Good - Bumped and creased book with tears to the extremities, but not affecting the text block, may have remainder mark or previous owner's name - GOOD PAPERBACK Standard-sized.
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How the Wise Men Got to Chelm: The Life and Times of a Yiddish Folk Tradition (Hardback or Cased Book)
Language: English
Published by New York University Press 10/18/2016, 2016
ISBN 10: 1479828440 ISBN 13: 9781479828449
Hardback or Cased Book. Condition: New. How the Wise Men Got to Chelm: The Life and Times of a Yiddish Folk Tradition. Book.
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How the Wise Men Got to Chelm
Language: English
Published by New York University Press, US, 2016
ISBN 10: 1479828440 ISBN 13: 9781479828449
Hardback. Condition: New. How the Wise Men Got to Chelm is the first in-depth study of Chelm literature and its relationship to its literary precursors. When God created the world, so it is said, he sent out an angel with a bag of foolish souls with instructions to distribute them equally all over the world-one fool per town. But the angel's bag broke and all the souls spilled out onto the same spot. They built a settlement where they landed: the town is known as Chelm. The collected tales of these fools, or "wise men," of Chelm constitute the best-known folktale tradition of the Jews of eastern Europe. This tradition includes a sprawling repertoire of stories about the alleged intellectual limitations of the members of this old and important Jewish community. Chelm did not make its debut in the role of the foolish shtetl par excellence until late in the nineteenth century. Since then, however, the town has led a double life-as a real city in eastern Poland and as an imaginary place onto which questions of Jewish identity, community, and history have been projected. By placing literary Chelm and its "foolish" antecedents in a broader historical context, it shows how they have functioned for over three hundred years as models of society, somewhere between utopia and dystopia. These imaginary foolish towns have enabled writers both to entertain and highlight a variety of societal problems, a function that literary Chelm continues to fulfill in Jewish literature to this day.
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The Lives of Jewish Things: Collecting and Curating Material Culture (eng)
Language: English
Published by Wayne State University Press, 2024
ISBN 10: 0814350453 ISBN 13: 9780814350454
Condition: new.
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The Lives of Jewish Things - Collecting and Curating Material Culture
Language: English
Published by MP-WST Wayne State Uni Press, 2025
ISBN 10: 0814350453 ISBN 13: 9780814350454
Seller: PBShop.store UK, Fairford, GLOS, United Kingdom
Seller rating 5 out of 5 stars
PAP. Condition: New. New Book. Shipped from UK. Established seller since 2000.
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How the Wise Men Got to Chelm - The Life and Times of a Yiddish Folk Tradition
Language: English
Published by MI - New York University, 2016
ISBN 10: 1479828440 ISBN 13: 9781479828449
Seller: PBShop.store UK, Fairford, GLOS, United Kingdom
Seller rating 5 out of 5 stars
HRD. Condition: New. New Book. Shipped from UK. Established seller since 2000.
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Paperback. Condition: Brand New. 334 pages. 9.00x6.00x9.00 inches. In Stock.
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The Lives of Jewish Things: Collecting and Curating Material Culture (Raphael Patai Series in Jewish Folklore and Anthropology)
Language: English
Published by Wayne State University Press, 2024
ISBN 10: 0814350453 ISBN 13: 9780814350454
Condition: New.
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The Lives of Jewish Things (Paperback)
Language: English
Published by Wayne State University Press, Detroit, MI, 2024
ISBN 10: 0814350453 ISBN 13: 9780814350454
Paperback. Condition: new. Paperback. Exploring the people and contexts that imbue Jewish material culture with its meaning. In museums, synagogues, antique stores, and personal collections, Jewish objects are gathered, studied, and passed down as material representations of a culture and faith. What defines these items as "Jewish," and how does an item acquire or lose this characteristic throughout its life? Drawing from material culture studies, folklore studies, and curatorial perspectives, this collection aims to answer these questions and reveal the life histories of Jewish things. Essays consider assemblages ranging from Holocaust ephemera to religious relics and pieces of art. Each time these materials cross geographic, cultural, or social borders, their Jewishness is redefined through new dialogues about maker and user, buyer and seller, insider and outsider. Each contributor's insight builds bridges between curators, private collectors, scholars, and archivists whose diverse perspectives inform a growing conversation in folklore, religion, and Jewish studies that places material culture at the heart of Jewish cultural and historical narratives. Tracing the paths of Jewish things across time, place, and culture, this collection reveals complex stories of individual and collective struggles to survive. Tracing the paths of Jewish things across time, place, and culture, this collection reveals complex stories of individual and collective struggles to survive. Shipping may be from multiple locations in the US or from the UK, depending on stock availability.
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How the Wise Men Got to Chelm
Language: English
Published by New York University Press, US, 2016
ISBN 10: 1479828440 ISBN 13: 9781479828449
Seller: Rarewaves.com USA, London, LONDO, United Kingdom
Seller rating 5 out of 5 stars
Hardback. Condition: New. How the Wise Men Got to Chelm is the first in-depth study of Chelm literature and its relationship to its literary precursors. When God created the world, so it is said, he sent out an angel with a bag of foolish souls with instructions to distribute them equally all over the world-one fool per town. But the angel's bag broke and all the souls spilled out onto the same spot. They built a settlement where they landed: the town is known as Chelm. The collected tales of these fools, or "wise men," of Chelm constitute the best-known folktale tradition of the Jews of eastern Europe. This tradition includes a sprawling repertoire of stories about the alleged intellectual limitations of the members of this old and important Jewish community. Chelm did not make its debut in the role of the foolish shtetl par excellence until late in the nineteenth century. Since then, however, the town has led a double life-as a real city in eastern Poland and as an imaginary place onto which questions of Jewish identity, community, and history have been projected. By placing literary Chelm and its "foolish" antecedents in a broader historical context, it shows how they have functioned for over three hundred years as models of society, somewhere between utopia and dystopia. These imaginary foolish towns have enabled writers both to entertain and highlight a variety of societal problems, a function that literary Chelm continues to fulfill in Jewish literature to this day.
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The Lives of Jewish Things: Collecting and Curating Material Culture
Language: English
Published by Wayne State University Press, 2024
ISBN 10: 0814350453 ISBN 13: 9780814350454
Seller: THE SAINT BOOKSTORE, Southport, United Kingdom
Seller rating 5 out of 5 stars
£ 32.22
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Ships from United Kingdom to U.S.A.Quantity: Over 20 available
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The Lives of Jewish Things: Collecting and Curating Material Culture (Raphael Patai Series in Jewish Folklore and Anthropology)
Language: English
Published by Wayne State University Press, 2024
ISBN 10: 0814350453 ISBN 13: 9780814350454
Seller: Kennys Bookshop and Art Galleries Ltd., Galway, GY, Ireland
Seller rating 5 out of 5 stars
Condition: New. 2024. paperback. . . . . .
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The Lives of Jewish Things: Collecting and Curating Material Culture (Raphael Patai Series in Jewish Folklore and Anthropology)
Language: English
Published by Wayne State University Press, 2024
ISBN 10: 0814350453 ISBN 13: 9780814350454
Condition: New.
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The Lives of Jewish Things: Collecting and Curating Material Culture (Raphael Patai Series in Jewish Folklore and Anthropology)
Language: English
Published by Wayne State University Press, 2024
ISBN 10: 0814350453 ISBN 13: 9780814350454
Condition: New. 2024. paperback. . . . . . Books ship from the US and Ireland.
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How the Wise Men Got to Chelm: The Life and Times of a Yiddish Folk Tradition
Seller: Ria Christie Collections, Uxbridge, United Kingdom
Seller rating 5 out of 5 stars
Condition: New. In.
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How the Wise Men Got to Chelm: The Life and Times of a Yiddish Folk Tradition
Language: English
Published by New York University Press, 2016
ISBN 10: 1479828440 ISBN 13: 9781479828449
Seller: THE SAINT BOOKSTORE, Southport, United Kingdom
Seller rating 5 out of 5 stars
Hardback. Condition: New. New copy - Usually dispatched within 4 working days.
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How the Wise Men Got to Chelm
Language: English
Published by New York University Press, 2016
ISBN 10: 1479828440 ISBN 13: 9781479828449
Seller: Kennys Bookshop and Art Galleries Ltd., Galway, GY, Ireland
Seller rating 5 out of 5 stars
Condition: New. Num Pages: 336 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1DVP; HRJ; JFHF; JFSR1. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 5817 x 3887 x 30. Weight in Grams: 612. . 2016. Hardcover. . . . .
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The Lives of Jewish Things: Collecting and Curating Material Culture (Raphael Patai Series in Jewish Folklore and Anthropology)
Language: English
Published by Wayne State University Press, 2024
ISBN 10: 0814350453 ISBN 13: 9780814350454
paperback. Condition: New. Special order direct from the distributor.
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How the Wise Men Got to Chelm
Language: English
Published by New York University Press, 2016
ISBN 10: 1479828440 ISBN 13: 9781479828449
Condition: New. Num Pages: 336 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1DVP; HRJ; JFHF; JFSR1. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 5817 x 3887 x 30. Weight in Grams: 612. . 2016. Hardcover. . . . . Books ship from the US and Ireland.
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Paperback. Condition: Brand New. 334 pages. 9.00x6.00x9.00 inches. In Stock.
