| Curator |
Rivka Gonen. |
| Imprint |
Jerusalem, Israel, 1998. 142 pp., illustrations: 99 col., 16 b&w, 28.5 × 21.5 cm. English. |
| ISBN |
965278236X |
| Location |
Israel Museum (14 May–30 November 1998) |
| Description |
The history of pilgrimage in Israel and its modern-day experience. Eight essays discuss saintly veneration and pilgrimage as a universal phenomenon (Yoram Bilu), the Moroccan community’s role in reviving this phenomenon in Israel (Bilu), the Hillula of R’ Shimon bar Yohai (Yael Schwartz), the Hillula of the Baba Sali (Schwartz), the creation of new holy sites (Rivka Gonen), customs of pilgrimage (Gonen), amulets and other mementos (Gonen), and relevant work by Israeli artists (Nirith Nelson). No itemized listing. |
| main keywords |
AMULETS |
| minor keywords |
Hamsas |
