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dybbuk

In 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 baaynal 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 (circa 1916).

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Reclaiming 'The Dybbuk'
Apr 01, 2005; Carman, Joseph Forward 04-01-2005 In 1974 Jerome Robbins premiered an enigmatic choreographic work, "The Dybbuk," for New York...
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TRANSLATING THE SUPERNATURAL\KUSHNER ADAPTATION OF 'A DYBBUK' IS FASCINATING GLIMPSE OF HASIDIC JEWS.(ENTERTAINMENT/ WEEKEND/ SPOTLIGHT)
Jan 23, 1996; Byline: JACKIE CAMPBELL ROCKY MOUNTAIN NEWS THEATER CRITIC Scratch any world mythology - Asian, Nordic, Polynesian - and you'll...
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Kushner gives `Dybbuk' new life
Mar 15, 1995; A DYBBUK Play by S.Ansky, adapted by Tony Kushner Directed by Mark Lamos. Set by John Conklin. Costumes by Jess Goldstein,...
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'Dybbuk' possessed by poetic writing, strong acting Traveling Jewish Theatre production expertly realized
Apr 29, 2004; THE demonic possession scene in Traveling Jewish Theatre's "Dybbuk" is so unsettling, you half expect to see an actor's head do a...
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Return Of The Dybbuk: A yiddish love story for the ages gets a modern
Mar 10, 1995; Aaron Mack Schloff The Jewish Week 03-10-1995 Return Of The Dybbuk: A Yiddish love story for the ages gets a modern. reading from...
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