Yiddish & Jewish Culture

ISBN: 9780826414700
Published by : Continuum International Pub.
This large atlas presents the 'turbulent history' of the Jewish people from ancient times to the present day. Parts of this volume were previously published in the historical-atlas series published as separate volumes, but are collated here and... .... Learn More

ISBN: 9780812237108
Published by : Pennsylvania University Press
The scarcity of female Jewish writers in the medieval period is striking and in this study Tova Rosen seeks to explore a range of different types of Hebrew literature, written by the male fraternity, to reveal how women were regarded and repres... .... Learn More

ISBN: 9789042911819
Published by : Peeters Press
Thirteen specialised papers, from a conference held at the Jewish Theological Seminary in 2000, examines the `extensive cultural production of the Jews between 300 and 600 CE - which includes the vast majority of rabbinic literature, midrash, ... .... Learn More

ISBN: 9780691096834
Published by : Princeton University Press
In 1485 in the town of Guadalupe, Alonso de Paredes was accused of being a heretic and apostate and was executed. This event reveals an important side to the work of the Inquisition in that it could be, and was, manipulated by royal and local a... .... Learn More

ISBN: 9789042912809
Published by : Peeters Press
For those of you who like jargon, this book is about propaganda, protreptics, apologetics and polemics. For those of you who don't, this is a study of ancient religious discourse and the interaction between different religious groups. These ten... .... Learn More

ISBN: 9780851159317
Published by : Boydell & Brewer Ltd
Although clouded in some debate, the first Jewish immigrants came to England with the Normans in c.1066 and by 1189 had established 24 provincial Jewries in places such as Norwich, Oxford, Cambridge, Coventry, Lincoln, Exeter and Gloucester. Ou... .... Learn More

ISBN: 9781900755719
Published by : Legenda
Series: Legenda Main Series
The Jewish poet Edmond Jabès, born in Cairo in 1912, characterized his writings as 'not belonging'. Drawing on unpublished archival and rare printed sources, Steven Jaron traces this sense of exile to early beginnings, while Jabès was still li... .... Learn More

ISBN: 9781900755771
Published by : Legenda
Series: Studies in Yiddish
Volume: 4
To what extent do Yiddish language and literature reflect dominant values of mainstream European culture? How far did this culture shape the self-perception of Yiddish-speaking European Jews? How did the hostile attitude adopted t... .... Learn More

ISBN: 9780415186384
Published by : Routledge Ltd
The Jewish Diaspora saw communities spring up in a variety of Hellenistic and Roman cities although studying the nature of these communities has been difficult for a number of reasons. These twelve papers, from a conference held in Dublin in 19... .... Learn More