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A presentation of the speculative and exegetical content of one of the most important medieval Jewish texts dealing with Biblical metaphors and literary theory.
€135.00$175.00
This comparative analysis of the records of four Ashkenazi communities in the Dutch Republic of the eighteenth century reveals new insights into the administrative structures and processes of these communities and into the records themselves.
€145.00$188.00
This is a seminal study of the economic history of the Jewish community of Aragon, covering a period of about 125 years from the beginning of the thirteenth century until 1327.
€233.00$302.00
This volume describes the life and works of Samuel ben ḥofni Gaon of Baghdad and the dynamics of tenth-century Jewish culture. Included are the Judeo-Arabic texts and annotated translations of his Treatise on the Commandments and Ten Questions.
Winner of the Ben-Zvi prize 1998.
€135.00$175.00
Analysing well-known Hebrew medieval poets from a new, refreshing standpoint and focusing on less known authors and periods, this book shows the maturity of the research in this field. Written in English (and French) the articles make the Hebrew texts more easily available to scholars of ...
€110.00$142.00
The essays in this volume are a contribution to this process of reappraisal, focusing specifically on the phenomena of scepticism and millenarianism, especially as part of the more pronounced role of the Jews and their culture.
€150.00$194.00
This volume explores perceptions of the "Jewish body" in variety of early modern Jewish sources. It discusses, among other topics, ideas of the ideal body in normative sources, the influence of Kabbalistic ideas on Jewish-Christian discourse and the link between melancholy and exile.
€220.00$285.00
This manuscript-based comprehensive study of the Karaite methodology of Arabic Bible translation provides new information about the history and development of Karaite exegesis against the background of other traditions of Arabic Bible translation current in medieval Palestine.
€173.00$224.00
This book examines new and fascinating archive material on the Jews of Yemen 1900-50. Oppressed by Islamic law and by new political resentments they were persuaded by push and pull factors to leave for Palestine/Israel. Three decades of setbacks culminated in their emigration to Israel 'on wings ...
€233.00$302.00
Written by some of the most outstanding researchers in the field of Jewish history, this collection offers a rich and consistent picture of the main developments in communications in the Jewish world before the era of the mass-media. This pioneering research deals with both the techniques of ...