Tree of Souls
| Author | : Howard Schwartz |
| Publisher | : Oxford University Press |
| Total Pages | : 705 |
| Release | : 2006-12-27 |
| ISBN-10 | : 9780195327137 |
| ISBN-13 | : 0195327136 |
| Rating | : 4/5 (136 Downloads) |
Book Synopsis Tree of Souls by : Howard Schwartz
Download or read book Tree of Souls written by Howard Schwartz and published by Oxford University Press. This book was released on 2006-12-27 with total page 705 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Drawing from the Bible, the Pseudepigrapha, the Talmud and Midrash, the kabbalistic literature, medieval folklore, Hasidic texts, and oral lore collected in the modern era, Schwartz has gathered together nearly 700 of the key Jewish myths. For each myth, he includes extensive commentary, revealing the source of the myth and explaining how it relates to other Jewish myths as well as to world literature --from publisher description