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Author:   Marc Eliany ,  Annette B. Fromm
Publisher:   Bloomsbury Publishing Plc
Imprint:   Lexington Books
Edition:   Annotated edition
Dimensions:   Width: 16.10cm , Height: 1.50cm , Length: 22.80cm
Weight:   0.390kg
ISBN:  

9781793644657

ISBN 10:   1793644659
Pages:   128
Publication Date:   24 June 2021
Audience:   Professional and scholarly ,  Professional & Vocational
Format:   Hardback
Publisher's Status:   Active
Availability:   Manufactured on demand  
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Table of Contents

List of Figures Acknowledgments Introduction: Seha, A Man for All Seasons Part One: Tales of Seha the Sage Chapter One: Seha at Rabbi A’mar’s Rock Chapter Two: Seha the Beggar, Elijah, and Charity Chapter Three: Charity and Education in the Moroccan Interior Chapter Four: Tales of Compassion and Gossip Chapter Five: Population Surveys and Birth Registers Chapter Six: Modesty and Happiness Chapter Seven: Love and Compassion Chapter Eight: Prestige and Social Stratification Chapter Nine: Mutual Help and Reciprocity Chapter Ten:Mutual Aid Organizations Chapter Eleven: Amulets and Good Fortune Chapter Twelve: French Education, Urbanization, and Modernization Chapter Thirteen: Dar al Makhzen, House of Government and Dar a Siba, House of Rebellion Chapter Fourteen: Craftsmen and Priests in Aghamat Chapter Fifteen: Yearning for Redemption in Jewish Morocco Chapter Sixteen: Pilgrimages, Sainthood, and Miracle Making Chapter Seventeen: Artistic Creation and the Moroccan Jewish Diaspora Chapter Eighteen: Jewish Immigration from Morocco to the Holy Land Chapter Nineteen: The Karaites and Ephraimites in Morocco Chapter Twenty: On Peace and Justice Part Two: Tales of Seha the Clown Chapter Twenty-One: The Love for Three Oranges Chapter Twenty-Two: Spoken and Written Words Chapter Twenty-Three: Moroccan Cuisine Chapter Twenty-Four: Wisdom and Poverty Chapter Twenty-Five: Inequality, Mutual Aid, and Social Justice Chapter Twenty-Six: Social Change and Modernization Chapter Twenty-Seven: Seha the Clown Conclusion Bibliography Index About the Authors

Reviews

With this volume, Marc Eliany becomes a transformational agent who introduces to readers the tales of Seha that he heard in his family oral tradition. The sage-clown, who could also be a trickster and a fool, represents two aspects of wisdom in the folklore of many peoples. Seha joins a gallery of Jewish wise-clowns in Ashkenazic and Sephardic narratives. -- Dan Ben Amos, University of Pennsylvania Eliany's allegorical tales, convey with wit a community quest for intercultural respect and emancipation. Entertaining and informative. -- Yigal Bin-Nun, Paris VIII University Eliany's tales of Seha the Sage and Seha the Clown, convey with humor and wit colors, shades, flavors and fragrances, community values that bridge folktales to social-history, social change and modernization in Jewish Morocco. Eliany's work indicates that recounting thousands of years of a community's history requires telling its folktales too. -- Dan Albo, Bar Ilan University Through the memories of his beloved grandparents, the author transmits his appreciation for the humor, way of life, and values of Moroccan Jewry. They present us the witty character Seha, which has been enjoyed by many generations of both children and adults. We are grateful for the author's works which preserve the culture of Moroccan Jewry which has been transmuted by modernity and emigration. -- David Bensoussan, Universite du Quebec

Author Information

Annette B. Fromm is an associate editor and review editor of the online journal Sephardic Horizons. Marc Eliany is the chairman and founder of the Jewish Moroccan Museum and Archive.

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