History and Folklore in a Medieval Jewish Chronicle Book [PDF] Download

• Publisher : BRILL
• File Size : 36,6 Mb
• Release Date : 31 August 2009

In this book Robert Bonfil provides a detailed historical introduction and new English translation of the family chronicle of Ahima'az, one of the most important sources of medieval Jewish life

• Publisher : BRILL
• File Size : 48,9 Mb
• Release Date : 14 May 2024

Composed in Hebrew in Capua, Italy in 1054, the family chronicle of Ahima'az remains one of the most important historical sources of medieval Jewish life, folklore, culture, and mentalités in

• Publisher : Lexington Books
• File Size : 51,7 Mb
• Release Date : 28 October 2020

Using the Hebrew Book of Josippon as a prism, this study analyzes the dialogue surrounding Jewish history among Renaissance humanists. Notwithstanding its focus on the Renaissance, the author’s analysis

• Publisher : Wayne State University Press
• File Size : 20,9 Mb
• Release Date : 10 November 2020

Jews and Crime in Medieval Europe is a topic laced by prejudice on one hand and apologetics on the other. Beginning in the Middle Ages, Jews were often portrayed as

• Publisher : Wayne State University Press
• File Size : 53,6 Mb
• Release Date : 13 November 2017

In the thirteenth century, an anonymous scribe compiled sixty-nine tales that became Sefer ha-ma’asim, the earliest compilation of Hebrew tales known to us in Western Europe. The author writes

• Publisher : BRILL
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• Release Date : 31 July 2023

Aiming to develop a less studied literary genre, this book provides a well-rounded picture of spiritual and physical diseases and their remedies as they were ingrained in the imagination and

• Publisher : Routledge
• File Size : 32,9 Mb
• Release Date : 04 October 2018

The Routledge Companion to Jewish History and Historiography provides an overview of Jewish history from the biblical to the contemporary period, while simultaneously placing Jewish history into conversation with the

• Publisher : Liverpool University Press
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• Release Date : 01 January 2014

Modernity offers people choices about who they want to be and how they want to appear to others. The way in which Jews choose to frame their identity establishes the

• Publisher : Open Book Publishers
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• Release Date : 30 April 2021

This volume contains Hebrew and Syriac text. Please, check that your e-reader supports texts set in left-to-right direction before purchasing the epub and azw3 editions of the book. This volume

• Publisher : A&C Black
• File Size : 24,7 Mb
• Release Date : 15 August 2013

The Bloomsbury Companion to Jewish Studies is a comprehensive reference guide, providing an overview of Jewish Studies as it has developed as an academic sub-discipline. This volume surveys the development