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History and Folklore in a Medieval Jewish Chronicle
The Family Chronicle of Aḥimaʿaz ben Paltiel
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Robert Bonfil
Language:
English
Published/Copyright:
2009
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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 Western Europe, especially in the so-called Ashkenazi area. As such, it provides a rich resource to scholars of medieval history, cultural studies, gender studies, and anthropology. In this book Robert Bonfil provides a detailed historical introduction and new English translation of the chronicle. Readers knowledgeable in Hebrew will also greatly benefit from the new, vocalized critical edition of the Hebrew text, skillfully set up in front of the translation.
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Robert Bonfil is professor emeritus of Medieval and Renaissance Jewish History at the Hebrew University of Jerusalem, Israel. He has published extensively on Medieval and Renaissance Jewish History in Italy, including Jewish Life in Renaissance Italy (University of California Press, 1994).
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“In History and Folklore of a Medieval Jewish Chronicle hat [Bonfil] eine zuverlässige und durch die Zweisprachigkeit enorm nützliche Ausgabe vorgelegt, der weite Ausstrahlung auch auβerhalb der engeren Fachkreise zu wünschen ist.” Lucia Raspe, Frankfurter Jüdische Beiträge Heft 37, (2011/2012).
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eBook published on:
August 31, 2009
eBook ISBN:
9789047427315
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Main content:
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