Vladimir Nabokov

NABOKV-L post 0014716, Tue, 23 Jan 2007 14:22:01 -0500

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Re: jewish "Bodkin" tradition?
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It sounds like the bodkin¹s role in the shtetl underworld has
metamorphosized with very little change into the standup routines on Fox¹s
Comedy Central in the U.S.


There is often an element of risk when bright youngsters decide to
incorporate ancient traditional practices into their modern-day wedding
services. We do not know nearly as much as we think we do about the ³real²
way these old ethnic celebratory practices were carried out, even though we
may be able to find the possibly somewhat purified written record that a
village cleric or monastic historian may have left behind.


Andrew Brown



On 1/22/07 6:04 PM, "Carolyn Kunin" <chaiselongue@EARTHLINK.NET> wrote:

>> shtetl underworld



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