Dybbuks and Jewish Women in Social History, Mysticism and Folklore by Rachel Elior Discount Fein's translations appear alongside the

Fein's translations appear alongside the original Yiddish

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Dybbuks and Jewish Women in Social History, Mysticism and Folklore by Rachel Elior Discount Fein's translations appear alongside theHow and why a person comes to be possessed by a dybbukthe possession of a living body by the soul of a deceased personand what consequences ensue from such possession, form the subject of this book. Though possession by a dybbuk has traditionally been understood as punishment for a terrible sin, it can also be seen as a mechanism used by desperate individualsoften womenwho had no other means of escape from the demands and expectations of an all