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Classic Essays in Early Rabbinic Culture and History (Hardcover, New edition)
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Classic Essays in Early Rabbinic Culture and History (Hardcover, New edition)
Series: Classic Essays in Jewish History
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This volume brings together a set of classic essays on early
rabbinic history and culture, seven of which have been translated
into English especially for this publication. The studies are
presented in three sections according to theme: (1) sources,
methods and meaning; (2) tradition and self-invention; and (3)
rabbinic contexts. The first section contains essays that made a
pioneering contribution to the identification of sources for the
historical and cultural study of the rabbinic period, articulated
methodologies for the study of rabbinic history and culture, or
addressed historical topics that continue to engage scholars to the
present day. The second section contains pioneering contributions
to our understanding of the culture of the sages whose sources we
deploy for the purposes of historical reconstruction, contributions
which grappled with the riddle and rhythm of the rabbis' emergence
to authority, or pierced the veil of their self-presentation. The
essays in the third section made contributions of fundamental
importance to our understanding of the broader cultural contexts of
rabbinic sources, identified patterns of rabbinic participation in
prevailing cultural systems, or sought to define with greater
precision the social location of the rabbinic class within Jewish
society of late antiquity. The volume is introduced by a new essay
from the editor, summarizing the field and contextualizing the
reprinted papers. About the series Classic Essays in Jewish History
(Series Editor: Kenneth Stow) The 6000 year history of the Jewish
peoples, their faith and their culture is a subject of enormous
importance, not only to the rapidly growing body of students of
Jewish studies itself, but also to those working in the fields of
Byzantine, eastern Christian, Islamic, Mediterranean and European
history. Classic Essays in Jewish History is a library reference
collection that makes available the most important articles and
research papers on the development of Jewish communities across
Europe and the Middle East. By reprinting together in
chronologically-themed volumes material from a widespread range of
sources, many difficult to access, especially those drawn from
sources that may never be digitized, this series constitutes a
major new resource for libraries and scholars. The articles are
selected not only for their current role in breaking new ground,
but also for their place as seminal contributions to the formation
of the field, and their utility in providing access to the subject
for students and specialists in other fields. A number of articles
not previously published in English will be specially translated
for this series. Classic Essays in Jewish History provides
comprehensive coverage of its subject. Each volume in the series
focuses on a particular time-period and is edited by an authority
on that field. The collection is planned to consist of 10
thematically ordered volumes, each containing a specially-written
introduction to the subject, a bibliographical guide, and an index.
All volumes are hardcover and printed on acid-free paper, to suit
library needs. Subjects covered include: The Biblical Period The
Second Temple Period The Development of Jewish Culture in Spain
Jewish Communities in Medieval Central Europe Jews in Medieval
England and France Jews in Renaissance Europe Jews in Early Modern
Europe Jews under Medieval Islam Jews in the Ottoman Empire and
North Africa
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