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Subject(s)

• Jews, Soviet—Israel—Folklore [Browse]
• Immigrants—Soviet Union—Folklore [Browse]
• Jews, Soviet—Israel—Interviews [Browse]
• Jews, Soviet—Identity—Israel [Browse]
• Jews, Soviet—Cultural assimilation—Israel [Browse]
• Israel—Ethnic relations [Browse]

Related name

• Yelenevskaya, Maria N. [Browse]

Library of Congress genre(s)

• Interviews [Browse]

Series

Raphael Patai series in Jewish folklore and anthropology [More in this series]

Bibliographic references

Includes bibliographical references (p. 327-361) and indexes.

Contents

• Fieldwork and methods
• Immigration and evolution of identity
• The image of the other in personal narratives
• Symbolic dimensions of time and space
• Lucky coincidence, fate, and miracles in immigrants' lives
• Language and immigrants' identity
• The new life of Russian and Soviet folklore in Israel.

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ISBN

• 9780814331699 (hardcover : alk. paper)
• 0814331696 (hardcover : alk. paper)

LCCN

2007001694

OCLC

80460248

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