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dybbukIn Jewish folklore, a disembodied human spirit that must wander restlessly, burdened by former sins, until it inhabits the body of a living person. Belief in such spirits was common in eastern Europe in the 16th–17th century. Individuals thought to be possessed by a dybbuk were taken to a ba'al shem, who would carry out a rite of exorcism. The mystic Isaac ben Solomon Luria helped promote belief in dybbukim with his doctrine of the transmigration of souls. The folklorist S. Ansky depicted such a spirit in his classic Yiddish drama The Dybbuk (c. 1916). How to thank TFD for its existence? Tell a friend about us, add a link to this page, add the site to iGoogle, or visit webmaster's page for free fun content. |
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Last month she lit Big Dance Theater's new work, The Other Here, at the Japan Society and remounted Robbins' Dybbuk for New York City Ballet. In an author's note, Rogasky discusses the role of the dybbuk in Jewish folklore and underscores her desire to write a version of a "strange love story" that "defies custom, reason, religion, perhaps even the divine. The Dyke and the Dybbuk By Ellen Galford Seal, $12. |
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