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Genizah Research After Ninety Years

Author : Society for Judaeo-Arabic Studies. Congress
Publisher : Cambridge University Press
ISBN 13 : 9780521417730
Total Pages : 194 pages
Book Rating : 4.4/5 (177 download)

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Download or read book Genizah Research After Ninety Years written by Society for Judaeo-Arabic Studies. Congress and published by Cambridge University Press. This book was released on 1992-04-30 with total page 194 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The collection of Hebrew, Arabic and Jewish manuscript material that was deposited in the Cairo Genizah as early as a thousand years ago is of major significance for our understanding of all aspects of life in the medieval Mediterranean world. This volume presents a selection of papers from the third congress of the Society for Judaeo-Arabic Studies: after introductory material by the editors, it ranges over a wide area of Judaeo-Arabic language and literature, giving the reader a clear impression of recent research in the field. Among the topics covered are the early grammarians, translators and commentators; newly discovered texts of poetry, liturgy and legend; and the religious differences between Jews, Muslims and Christians. The various activities of the Maimonides family naturally attract attention; there are studies of contemporary medicine and magic; and an explanation is offered of Jewish trilingualism. As well as presenting the most recent research in this area, the essays offer a unique insight into the medieval symbiosis of Jewish and Arabic culture. They will be of interest not only to scholars in these areas, but also to those interested in medieval history and philosophy, oriental folklore and medicine.

Genizah research after ninety years, the case of Judaeo-Arabic

Author : Yehôšūʻa Blaû
Publisher :
ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 176 pages
Book Rating : 4.:/5 (246 download)

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Download or read book Genizah research after ninety years, the case of Judaeo-Arabic written by Yehôšūʻa Blaû and published by . This book was released on 1992 with total page 176 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Arabic and Judaeo-Arabic Manuscripts in the Cambridge Genizah Collections

Author : Cambridge University Library
Publisher : Cambridge University Press
ISBN 13 : 9780521792806
Total Pages : 802 pages
Book Rating : 4.7/5 (928 download)

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Book Synopsis Arabic and Judaeo-Arabic Manuscripts in the Cambridge Genizah Collections by : Cambridge University Library

Download or read book Arabic and Judaeo-Arabic Manuscripts in the Cambridge Genizah Collections written by Cambridge University Library and published by Cambridge University Press. This book was released on 2001-01-25 with total page 802 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Forms the first part of a project to classify and describe the Arabic portion of the Genizah Collection.

Sacred Trash

Author : Adina Hoffman
Publisher : Schocken
ISBN 13 : 080521223X
Total Pages : 306 pages
Book Rating : 4.8/5 (52 download)

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Download or read book Sacred Trash written by Adina Hoffman and published by Schocken. This book was released on 2016-06-21 with total page 306 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: NATIONAL JEWISH BOOK AWARD FINALIST WINNER OF THE 2012 AMERICAN LIBRARY ASSOCIATION’S SOPHIE BRODY AWARD FOR OUTSTANDING ACHIEVEMENT IN JEWISH LITERATURE Sacred Trash tells the remarkable story of the Cairo Geniza—a synagogue repository for worn-out texts that turned out to contain the most vital cache of Jewish manuscripts ever discovered. This tale of buried communal treasure weaves together unforgettable portraits of Solomon Schechter and the other modern heroes responsible for the collection’s rescue with explorations of the medieval documents themselves—letters and poems, wills and marriage contracts, Bibles, money orders, fiery dissenting religious tracts, fashion-conscious trousseaux lists, prescriptions, petitions, and mysterious magical charms. Presenting a panoramic view of almost a thousand years of vibrant Mediterranean Judaism, Adina Hoffman and Peter Cole bring contemporary readers into the heart of this little-known trove, whose contents have rightly been dubbed “the Living Sea Scrolls.” Part biography, part meditation on the supreme value the Jewish people has long placed in the written word, Sacred Trash is above all a gripping tale of adventure and redemption. (With black-and-white illustrations throughout.)

Poverty and Charity in the Jewish Community of Medieval Egypt

Author : Mark R. Cohen
Publisher : Princeton University Press
ISBN 13 : 1400826780
Total Pages : 305 pages
Book Rating : 4.4/5 (8 download)

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Book Synopsis Poverty and Charity in the Jewish Community of Medieval Egypt by : Mark R. Cohen

Download or read book Poverty and Charity in the Jewish Community of Medieval Egypt written by Mark R. Cohen and published by Princeton University Press. This book was released on 2009-01-10 with total page 305 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: What was it like to be poor in the Middle Ages? In the past, the answer to this question came only from institutions and individuals who gave relief to the less fortunate. This book, by one of the top scholars in the field, is the first comprehensive book to study poverty in a premodern Jewish community--from the viewpoint of both the poor and those who provided for them. Mark Cohen mines the richest body of documents available on the matter: the papers of the Cairo Geniza. These documents, located in the Geniza, a hidden chamber for discarded papers situated in a medieval synagogue in Old Cairo, were preserved largely unharmed for more than nine centuries due to an ancient custom in Judaism that prohibited the destruction of pages of sacred writing. Based on these papers, the book provides abundant testimony about how one large and important medieval Jewish community dealt with the constant presence of poverty in its midst. Building on S. D. Goitein's Mediterranean Society and inspired also by research on poverty and charity in medieval and early modern Europe, it provides a clear window onto the daily lives of the poor. It also illuminates private charity, a subject that has long been elusive to the medieval historian. In addition, Cohen's work functions as a detailed case study of an important phenomenon in human history. Cohen concludes that the relatively narrow gap between the poor and rich, and the precariousness of wealth in general, combined to make charity "one of the major agglutinates of Jewish associational life" during the medieval period.

Published Material from the Cambridge Genizah Collection: Volume 2

Author : Geoffrey Khan
Publisher : Cambridge University Press
ISBN 13 : 9780521750868
Total Pages : 586 pages
Book Rating : 4.7/5 (58 download)

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Book Synopsis Published Material from the Cambridge Genizah Collection: Volume 2 by : Geoffrey Khan

Download or read book Published Material from the Cambridge Genizah Collection: Volume 2 written by Geoffrey Khan and published by Cambridge University Press. This book was released on 2004-04-15 with total page 586 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Publisher Description

The Biblical World

Author : John Barton
Publisher : Routledge
ISBN 13 : 1134272197
Total Pages : 1096 pages
Book Rating : 4.1/5 (342 download)

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Download or read book The Biblical World written by John Barton and published by Routledge. This book was released on 2019-04-25 with total page 1096 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The Biblical World is a comprehensive guide to the contents, historical settings and social context of the Bible. It presents the fruits of years of specialist study in an accessible form, and is essential reading for anyone who reads the Bible and would like to know more about how and why it came to be. Written by an international collection of experts, the volumes include a full overview of the full range of biblical material, before going on to more detailed discussions of myth and prophecy to poetry and proverbs. Explorations of the historical background are complemented by the findings of archaeology, and the book explores language, law, administration, social life and the arts as well. Major figures of the Bible - including Abraham, Jesus and Paul - are studied in detail, as are the main religious concepts it contains, such as salvation and purity. Also including an examination of how the Bible is viewed today, this monumental work will be an invaluable resource for students, academics and clergy, and for all to whom the Bible is important as a religious or cultural document.

Amulets and Talismans of the Middle East and North Africa in Context

Author : Marcela A. Garcia Probert
Publisher : BRILL
ISBN 13 : 9004471480
Total Pages : 318 pages
Book Rating : 4.0/5 (44 download)

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Download or read book Amulets and Talismans of the Middle East and North Africa in Context written by Marcela A. Garcia Probert and published by BRILL. This book was released on 2022-04-25 with total page 318 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: In this volume amulets and talismans are studied within a broader system of meaning that shapes how they were manufactured, activated and used in different networks. Text, material features and the environments in which these artifacts circulated, are studied alongside each other, resulting in an innovative approach to understand the many different functions these objects could fulfil in pre-modern times. Produced and used by Muslims and non-Muslims alike, the case studies presented here include objects that differ in size, material, language and shape. What the articles share is an all-round, in-depth approach that helps the reader understand the complexity of the objects discussed and will improve one’s understanding of the role they played within pre-modern societies. Contributors Hazem Hussein Abbas Ali, Gideon Bohak, Ursula Hammed, Juan Campo, Jean-Charles Coulon, Venetia Porter, Marcela Garcia Probert, Anne Regourd, Yasmine al-Saleh, Karl Schaefer and Petra M. Sijpesteijn.

The Oxford Dictionary of the Jewish Religion

Author : Adele Berlin
Publisher : Oxford University Press, USA
ISBN 13 : 0199730040
Total Pages : 962 pages
Book Rating : 4.1/5 (997 download)

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Download or read book The Oxford Dictionary of the Jewish Religion written by Adele Berlin and published by Oxford University Press, USA. This book was released on 2011 with total page 962 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: "The Oxford Dictionary of the Jewish Religion has been the go-to resource for students, scholars, and researchers in Judaic Studies since its 1997 publication. Now, The Oxford Dictionary of the Jewish Religion, Second Edition focuses on recent and changing rituals in the Jewish community that have come to the fore since the 1997 publication of the first edition, including the growing trend of baby-naming ceremonies and the founding of gay/lesbian synagogues. Under the editorship of Adele Berlin, nearly 200 internationally renowned scholars have created a new edition that incorporates updated bibliographies, biographies of 20th-century individuals who have shaped the recent thought and history of Judaism, and an index with alternate spellings of Hebrew terms. Entries from the previous edition have been be revised, new entries commissioned, and cross-references added, all to increase ease of navigation research." -- Provided by publisher.

Jewish Prayer Texts from the Cairo Genizah

Author : Stefan C. Reif
Publisher : BRILL
ISBN 13 : 900431332X
Total Pages : 337 pages
Book Rating : 4.0/5 (43 download)

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Download or read book Jewish Prayer Texts from the Cairo Genizah written by Stefan C. Reif and published by BRILL. This book was released on 2016-03-11 with total page 337 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: In Jewish Prayer Texts from the Cairo Genizah, Stefan Reif offers scholars and non-specialists a detailed study of twenty-five Genizah fragments that are of singular importance for understanding not only Jewish liturgical history but also medieval Jewish theology, Hebrew linguistic developments and scribal techniques.

On Wings of Prayer

Author : Nuria Calduch-Benages
Publisher : Walter de Gruyter GmbH & Co KG
ISBN 13 : 3110630729
Total Pages : 501 pages
Book Rating : 4.1/5 (16 download)

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Download or read book On Wings of Prayer written by Nuria Calduch-Benages and published by Walter de Gruyter GmbH & Co KG. This book was released on 2019-07-22 with total page 501 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The contributors and editors dedicate this volume of research to Professor Stefan C. Reif on the occasion of his 75th birthday. Together these twenty papers reflect our appreciation for his exemplary scholarship and lifelong commitment to acquaint our world with the theological and cultural riches of Jewish Studies. This collection reflects the breadth of Prof. Reif’s interests insofar as it is a combination of Second Temple studies and Jewish studies on the roots of Jewish prayer and liturgy which is his main field of expertise. Contributions on biblical and second temple studies cover Amos, Ben Sira, Esther, 2 Maccabees, Judith, Wisdom, Qumran Psalms, and James. Contributions on Jewish studies cover nuptial and benedictions after meals, Adon Olam, Passover Seder, Amidah, the Medieval Palestinian Tefillat ha-Shir, and other aspects of rabbinic liturgy. Moreover, the regional diversity of scholars from Israel, continental Europe, the United Kingdom, Ireland and North America mirrors Stefan’s travels as a lecturer and the reach of his publications. The volume includes a foreword of appreciation and a bibliographic list of Professor Reif's works.

The Aramaic Bible

Author : Derek R. G. Beattie
Publisher : A&C Black
ISBN 13 : 0567111741
Total Pages : 472 pages
Book Rating : 4.5/5 (671 download)

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Download or read book The Aramaic Bible written by Derek R. G. Beattie and published by A&C Black. This book was released on 1994-08-01 with total page 472 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The twenty-six essays in this volume represent the papers read at the international Conference on the Aramiac Bible held in Dublin (1992). The purpose of the Conference was to bring together leading specialists on the Targums and related topics to discuss issues in the light of recent developments, for instance Second Temple interpretation of the Scriptures, Qumran Literature, targumic and Palestinian Aramaic, new Genizah manuscripts, Jewish tradition, Origen's Hexapla, Pseudepigrapha, Apocrypha and the Christian West. The papers are arranged under seven headings: Targum Texts and Editions; The Aramaic Language: The Targums and Jewish Biblical Interpretation; Targums of the Pentateuch; Targums of the Hagiographa; Targums and New Testament; Jewish Traditions and Christian Writings. The international team, drawn from nine countries, is as follows (following the order of the papers); M. Klein, S. Reif, L. Diez Merino, R. Gordon, M. McNamara, S.A. Kaufman, E. Cook, M. Hengel, O. Betz, A. Shinan, J. Ribera, B. Grossfeld, P.V.M. Flesher, G. Boccaccini, M. Maher, R. Hayward, R. Syren, P.S. Alexander, D.R.G. Beattie, C. Mangan, B. Ego, M. Wilcox, B. Chilton, G.J. Norton, B. Kedar Kopstein, M. Stone.

Judaism and Hebrew Prayer

Author : Stefan C. Reif
Publisher : Cambridge University Press
ISBN 13 : 9780521483414
Total Pages : 456 pages
Book Rating : 4.4/5 (834 download)

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Download or read book Judaism and Hebrew Prayer written by Stefan C. Reif and published by Cambridge University Press. This book was released on 1995-03-23 with total page 456 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: A scholarly but readable guide to the history of Jewish prayer from biblical times to the modern period.

Jewish Studies at the Turn of the Twentieth Century, Volume 1: Biblical, Rabbinical, and Medieval Studies

Author : European Association for Jewish Studies. Congress
Publisher : BRILL
ISBN 13 : 9789004115545
Total Pages : 664 pages
Book Rating : 4.1/5 (155 download)

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Download or read book Jewish Studies at the Turn of the Twentieth Century, Volume 1: Biblical, Rabbinical, and Medieval Studies written by European Association for Jewish Studies. Congress and published by BRILL. This book was released on 1999 with total page 664 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: 169 papers from the Toledo Congress of the European Association for Jewish Studies, offering a broad, realistic perspective on the advances, achievements and anxieties of Judaic Studies, from the Bible to our days, on the eve of the new millennium.

Jewish Studies at the Turn of the Twentieth Century

Author : Angel Sáenz-Badillos
Publisher : BRILL
ISBN 13 : 9004663185
Total Pages : 649 pages
Book Rating : 4.0/5 (46 download)

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Download or read book Jewish Studies at the Turn of the Twentieth Century written by Angel Sáenz-Badillos and published by BRILL. This book was released on 2023-12-28 with total page 649 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: In July of 1998 the European Association for Jewish Studies celebrated its Sixth Congress in Toledo, with almost four hundred participants. In these Proceedings 169 papers and communications read during the conference have been collected . By and large, they offer a broad, realistic perspective on the advances, achievements and anxieties of Judaic Studies at the turn of the 20th century, on the eve of the new millennium. They represent the point of view of the European scholars, enriched with notable contributions by colleagues from other continents. One volume (ISBN 978-90-04-11554-5) includes papers dealing with Jewish studies on biblical, rabbinical and medieval times, as well as with some general subjects, such as Jewish languages and bibliography. A second volume (ISBN 978-90-04-11558-3) is dedicated to the Judaism of modern times, from the Renaissance to our days.

Cambridge University Library

Author : Peter Fox
Publisher : Cambridge University Press
ISBN 13 : 9780521626477
Total Pages : 302 pages
Book Rating : 4.6/5 (264 download)

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Download or read book Cambridge University Library written by Peter Fox and published by Cambridge University Press. This book was released on 1998-08-27 with total page 302 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Extensively illustrated with over 200 photographs, this book is a celebration of the treasures of Cambridge University Library by a group of eminent scholars.

The Oxford Handbook of Jewish Studies

Author : Martin Goodman
Publisher : Oxford Handbooks Online
ISBN 13 : 9780199280322
Total Pages : 1060 pages
Book Rating : 4.2/5 (83 download)

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Download or read book The Oxford Handbook of Jewish Studies written by Martin Goodman and published by Oxford Handbooks Online. This book was released on 2002 with total page 1060 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The Oxford Handbook of Jewish Studies reflects the current state of scholarship in the field as analyzed by an international team of experts in the different and varied areas represented within contemporary Jewish Studies. Unlike recent attempts to encapsulate the current state of Jewish Studies, the Oxford Handbook is more than a mere compendium of agreed facts; rather, it is an exhaustive survey of current interests and directions in the field.