The Cambridge Genizah Collections
Their Contents and Significance
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- Editor: Stefan C. Reif, University of Cambridge
- Date Published: March 2011
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- format: Paperback
- isbn: 9780521152976
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This collection of original contributions by an international group of experts summarizes recent developments in Genizah research. It begins with an overview of a century of work on the famous Taylor-Schechter Collection of Hebrew manuscripts at Cambridge University Library. The essays are an introduction to important intellectual, religious and social developments in the Jewish communities of the medieval Islamic world. They appeal to scholars with interests in Hebrew and Jewish studies, semitics, religious studies and aspects of medieval history.
Read more- An important summary of recent developments in Genizah research
- An overview of the contents of the Cambridge Genizah manuscripts
- An introduction to important intellectual, religious and social developments in the Jewish communities of the medieval Islamic world
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"This volume is an admirable work on several levels...The contributors have clearly been chosen for their specific levels of expertise, and each original paper reflects a correspondingly high quality of scholarship...This is an excellent resource for any scholar or educated layperson with an interest in Genizah. Moreover, it encourages inquiry into several larger subjects, which are illuminated in the Genizah materials." John D. Brolley
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- Date Published: March 2011
- format: Paperback
- isbn: 9780521152976
- length: 276 pages
- dimensions: 279 x 210 x 15 mm
- weight: 0.63kg
- availability: Available
Table of Contents
Preface
1. A centennial assessment of Genizah studies Stefan C. Reif
2. Genizah manuscripts of Ben Sira Menahem Kister
3. Targumic studies and the Cairo Genizah Michael L. Klein
4. The Tannaitic Midrashim Menahem Kahana
5. Two insights from a ninth-century liturgical handbook: the origins of Yequm Purqan and Qaddish de-Hadata Neil Danzig
6. Judah Halevi: records of a visitor from Spain Joseph Yahalom
7. Medieval history and religious thought Haggai Ben-Shammai
8. Jewish-Muslim relations in the Medieval Mediterranean area Paul B. Fenton
9. On marital age, violence and mutuality in the Genizah documents Mordechai A. Friedman
10. Women speak for themselves Joel L. Kraemer.
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