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62. Eternal Living God
… stanza 17 as embodying an essential element of Kerala culture—the God Who will behave the same toward all people …
61. Lord from the Beginning
… to be freer, more poetic, and more typical of the Malayalam cultural style (Jerusalem, July 2001). … 52 … 7 … 44368 … …
Jacob Hoffman’s “Doina and Hora” (1923) and the Analysis of Klezmer Music
… theory and explore their potential for a more expansive and culturally informed discipline. The statistical analysis in …
59. The Document Box
… rude reminder (Ginzberg 1968, 4:399, 6:464n105). In Indian culture, to even turn the sole of one’s foot toward someone … decidedly in the style of Purim dramas from other Jewish cultures, as well as that of many Kerala folk dramas. As in …
56. The Song of Ruth
… a simple translation of the Hebrew. In addition to local cultural references, its elements from midrash reveal Kerala …
55. David and the Spider
… blessed; forever and ever be blessed. It was more difficult to textualize and translate “David and the Spider” than … the fringes in two, and the rest of the stanza is also difficult to interpret. The remainder of the song takes up the …
37. Gorgeous Black-Haired Woman
… word. He praised the composer of the song for “translating culturally” by “maintain[ing] Malayalam-ness to the extreme …
36. O Woman Dwelling in the Field
… located in biblical geography, evoking an image of cultivated fields in the level land between Mount Carmel … region of Bashan (now the Golan Heights). In a striking cultural transformation, the Malayalam version recorded and …
33. In the Ship
… The theme of a pleasure trip by boat is grounded in the culture and coastal geography of Kerala. Although there is …
32. Prosper, Prosper (Our Bridegroom, Our Bride)
… calling for “increase” or prosperity in the context of agricultural celebrations and varied Hindu religious rituals in … the depth of Jewish participation in Kerala folk culture, this song contributes particularly evocative poetic …