Women and their dances in medieval Sephardic worship

[woodwindy]

Intriguing book review, passed on to me elseweb. I'd never heard the term "tanyadera" before! christianet and la_peregrina, you may be especially interested in the discussion of dance and Sephardic tradition.

"In The Miriam Tradition, Sautter seeks to reinsert women into rabbinic Jewish tradition through specifically highlighting their role in leading worship through

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[christianet]

Oooooohhhh! Very interesting.

I have no doubt that were women dancing, as part of celebratory rituals.
However, just as nice girls and women in the ME don't dance in front of mixed crowds, I am pretty sure that the tanyaderas got pushed out for doing just that.

[la_peregrina]

Fascinating! Thank you for this link. I agree with christianet's assessment, too.