{"product_id":"miriams-tambourine-jewish-folktales-from-around-the-world-9780192821362","title":"Miriam's Tambourine: Jewish Folktales from Around the World","description":"\u003cp\u003eDrawing upon their rich religious and cultural heritage--a heritage that stretches back to Biblical times and passes through many varied epochs and environments--Jewish sages  artists  writers  and storytellers have continually created imaginative and evocative formulations of Jewish philosophy  literature  art  law  liturgy  ritual  and especially new forms of folklore. Miriams Tambourine presents fifty classic Jewish folktales that come from virtually every corner of the globe and every historical period. Readers of all ages will delight in the Jewish versions of the Snow White  Rapunsel  and Sinbad stories  which in some cases were the original sources of these popular folktales. Howard Schwartz has also selected and retold those tales which have retained their uniquely Jewish character and have become part of the heritage of the Jewish people  including the Golem  the tales of Rabbi Nachman of Bratzlav and of the Baal Shem Tov  tales of Elijah the Prophet  Miriam and her mystical well  Rabbi Adam  and even of the Sambotyon  the legendary river that raged six days of the week and rested on the Sabbath. Recast in a form accessible to readers both young and old  yet true to their provenances  these tales continue to enthrall and capture the imagination as they illustrate the power of man to overcome evil; the longing of the Jewish people to return to their homeland; and the universal prayer for a world at peace. Providing careful annotation of sources and a brilliant analysis of meanings and symbolisms  Miriams Tambourine represents a landmark in Jewish folk literature and in American-Jewish culture.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"My Store","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":45648038625333,"sku":"ByrdShop_0192821369","price":43.13,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0627\/8139\/0901\/files\/9780192821362.jpg?v=1781707201","url":"https:\/\/atxbooks.com\/products\/miriams-tambourine-jewish-folktales-from-around-the-world-9780192821362","provider":"ATX Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}