Table of Contents

Chapters in this book

1. Frontmatter i
2. Table of Contents vi
3. Preface and Acknowledgments vii
4. Introduction x
5. Fire Symbolism in Jewish Law and Ritual 1
6. Behind the Purim Mask: The Symbolic Representation of the Rituals and Customs of Purim 47
7. In the Absence of Ritual: Customs of the Holiday of Shavuot 125
8. Holy and Licit Magic and Halakhah: The Case of the Arukh HaShulhan 162
9. The Symbolic Representation of the Sefer Torah 211
10. Index 251