Publisher's Synopsis
I. Pulner's dissertation, &«Jewish Wedding Ceremonies» (1940), features an impressive volume of field ethnographic materials. Unfortunately, Pulner never got a chance to either defend or publish his work: he passed away in besieged Leningrad. The researcher's text is supplemented by articles on his life and his dissertation, &«I. Pulner as the Researcher» by D. Yalen and &«Pulner's Papers in the Russian Ethnographic Museum» by A. Ivanov, as well as musicological essay &«Music of the Ashkenazi Wedding: Terra Incognita» contributed by E. Hazdan and the article &«Jewish Wedding Ceremonies in Podolia and Bessarabia» by V. Dymshits, based on the insights gained during the recent expeditions.
