Frontmatter

Chapters in this book

1. Frontmatter i
2. CONTENTS vii
3. Map ix
4. INTRODUCTION 1
5. I
6. 1. EXPLORING THE JEWISH DARK CONTINENT 19
7. 2. THE REBBE AS ETHNOGRAPHER/ THE ETHNOGRAPHER AS REBBE 40
8. 3. A TOTAL ACCOUNT: WRITING DOWN THE PEOPLE’S TORAH 54
9. 4. THE BOOK OF MAN 72
10. II
11. PREFACE TO THE ANNOTATED TRANSLATION 95
12. THE JEWISH ETHNOGRAPHIC PROGRAM 103
13. AFTERWORD 315
14. NOTES 327
15. ACKNOWLEDGMENTS 353
16. INDEX 355