The Ghriba pilgrimage in the island of Jerba: the semantics of otherness

The Ghriba pilgrimage in the island of Jerba: the semantics of otherness

This article examines the Jewish pilgrimage to the Ghriba Synagogue on the island of Jerba (or Djerba) in Tunisia, with a focus on the semantics of other­ness as it is condensed in the devotion to the Ghriba, the eponym­ous local saint of the synagogue. The author explores the semantics of the pilgr...

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Bibliographic Details
Main Author: Dora Carpenter-Latiri
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Donner Institute 2010-01-01
Series:Scripta Instituti Donneriani Aboensis
Subjects:
Ritual > Judaism
Pilgrims and pilgrimages > Judaism
Tunisia > History
Other, The
Jewish saints
Jews > Diaspora
Online Access:https://journal.fi/scripta/article/view/67361

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https://journal.fi/scripta/article/view/67361

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