"SHE WHO MOURNS WILL CRY" Emotion and Expertise in Yemeni-Israeli Wailing

Wailing, a mourning ritual that still persists in the Yemeni community in Israel, is performed by a special woman wailer who composes memorial lyrics for the deceased and chants them in a sorrowful melody in the home of the bereaved family. Having been created in Yemen and brought to Israel with Yemeni immigrants, wailing is currently waning and belittled by the younger Yemeni-Israeli generation, possibly because of its apparent emotionality and...