This book is the first study of death and mourning practices of the founders of post biblical Judaism. The author examines rabbinic Judaism's earliest canonical texts, and he outlines the rituals described in these texts.

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Death in rabbinical literatureJewish mourning customsDeathJudaismHistoryDeath, religious aspectsJudaism, customs and practicesMourning customsFuneral rites and ceremoniesRabbinical literature

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