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Jewish Folk Medicine in Eastern Europe

Efram Sera-Shriar reviews a new book about Jewish Folk Medicine in Eastern Europe. Not so long ago I was having a discussion about traditional Jewish folk customs with my uncle, who is a lawyer. Like me, he’s always been interested in this aspect of Jewish culture, and we chatted about things such as the supposed […]

Efram Sera-Shriar January 3, 2023

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Efram Sera-Shriar

Efram Sera-Shriar is a Copenhagen-based historian and writer. He received his PhD from the University of Leeds and has worked in higher education and the museum sector for nearly twenty years. Sera-Shriar has published extensively on the history of science and belief, and his forthcoming book, Psychic Investigators, explores British anthropology’s engagement with modern spiritualism during the late Victorian era. He is currently developing a new book project that will be a micro-historical study of Harry Price’s investigation of William Hope’s spirit photography in 1922.

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