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Tales of Asenath Barazani inside an Amulet
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Asenath the daughter of R. Samuel Adoni (Barazani) was a wise woman and a great Torah scholar. She studied the secrets of kabbalah and acquired a considerable reputation for performing miracles and…

Contributor:

Unknown

Places:

Ottoman Empire (Kurdistan, Iraq)

Date:

16th or 17th Century

Subjects:

Amulets, Kabbalah, Women, Sexual violence, Miracles, Magical objects, Mysticism

Categories:

Mystical Texts, Magical Texts, Magic
The Laws of Women: On the Birth of a Girl
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A. O my sisters! O my daughters! O women, my people and pride! Hear my words, understand my musings, consider my way, for I am your brother. I have gathered for you beautiful words, chosen from the…

Contributor:

Ben Ish Ḥai

Places:

Baghdad, Ottoman Empire (Baghdad, Iraq)

Date:

1905/6

Subjects:

Gender, Women, Family, Piety, Birth, Journalism, Politics

Categories:

Political Culture, Reportage
Letter
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And so let it be known to your Excellency what happened to the letter that your Excellency sent me with the etrogs [citrons]. The letter was not handed to me until the [week of the] Sabbath of Vayetze…

Contributor:

Asenath Barazani

Places:

Mosul, Ottoman Empire (Mosul, Iraq)

Date:

Early 17th Century

Subjects:

Holidays, Sukkot, Women, Polemics, Economic life, Letters

Categories:

Firsthand accounts, Letters