From Milah (Circumcision) to Milah (Word): Male Identity and Rituals of Childhood in the Jewish Ultraorthodox Community

Ethos

Volumn 31, Issue 2, 2003, Pages 172-203

  Bilu, Yoram ^a  

^a HEBREW UNIVERSITY OF JERUSALEM   (Israel)

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EID: 1042302943     PISSN: 00912131     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1525/eth.2003.31.2.172     Document Type: Review

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