| Translated title | The Bride. Loved, Sold, Exchanged, Stolen. On the Role of Women in Comparative-Culture Studies |
| Editors & Curators |
Gisela Völger, Karin von Welck. |
| Imprint |
Cologne, Germany, 1985. 2 vols., 896 pp., XLVIII pls., illustrations: 48 col., 269 b&w, 27.5 × 21.5 cm. German. |
| ISBN |
3923158076 |
| Location |
Rautenstrauch-Joest-Museum für Völkerkunde (26 July–13 October 1985) |
| Description |
A monumental, 2-volume publication with 97 essays related to women, their status, and their role as “bride” in various religions and cultures throughout the world. Jewish material addressed in vol. 1, in the essays: “Die Braut im Alten Testament” [The Bride in the Old Testament] (Tamar Somogyi, pp. 134–143), “Jüdische Hochzeitsbräuche in Osteuropa im 18. und 19. Jahrhundert” [Jewish Wedding Customs in Eastern Europe in the 18th–19th C] (Somogyi, pp. 172–179), and “Jüdische Hochzeit in der Kunst” [The Jewish Wedding in Art] (Edward van Voolen, pp. 180–185). No itemized listing. |
| main keywords |
WEDDING/MARRIAGE |
| minor keywords |
Ketubbot |
| Related publication |
Jentsch, Thunar (ed.), Die Braut. Geliebt, verkauft, getauscht, geraubt. Zur Rolle der Frau im Kulturvergleich. Führer zur Ausstellung [The Bride. Loved, Sold, Exchanged, Stolen. On the Role of Women in Comparative-Culture Studies. Exhibition Guide], 1985. Seven sections, with Jewish material presented under the category of “Traditionelle Stadtkulturen” [Traditional City Cultures] (pp. 68–73). |
