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Sacred Trash: The Lost and Found World of the Cairo Geniza

‏109.00 ₪
ISBN13
9780805212235
זמן אספקה
במלאי, (זמן אספקה 5 ימי עסקים)
עמודים
304
פורמט
Paperback / softback
תאריך יציאה לאור
21 ביוני 2016
מחליף את פריט
9780805242584
One May day in 1896, at a dining-room table in Cambridge, England, a meeting took place between a Romanian-born maverick Jewish intellectual and twin learned Presbyterian Scotswomen, who had assembled to inspect several pieces of rag paper and parchment. It was the unlikely start to what would prove a remarkable, continent-hopping, century-crossing saga that has in many ways revolutionized our understanding of Jewish history, religion, and culture. In Sacred Trash, MacArthur-winning poet and translator Peter Cole and acclaimed essayist Adina Hoffman tell the story of the retrieval from an Egyptian geniza-a repository for worn-out texts-of the most vital cache of Jewish manuscripts ever discovered. This tale of buried scholarly treasure weaves together unforgettable portraits of Solomon Schechter and the other heroes of this drama with explorations of the medieval documents themselves-letters and poems, wills and marriage contracts, Bibles, money orders, fiery dissenting religious tracts, fashion-conscious trousseaux lists, prescriptions, petitions, and mysterious magical charms. Presenting a panoramic view of nine hundred years of vibrant Mediterranean Judaism, Hoffman and Cole bring modern readers into the heart of this little-known trove, whose contents have rightly been dubbed "the Living Sea Scrolls." (With black-and-white illustrations throughout.)
מידע נוסף
עמודים 304
מחליף את פריט 9780805242584
פורמט Paperback / softback
ISBN10 080521223X
תאריך יציאה לאור 21 ביוני 2016
זמן אספקה במלאי, (זמן אספקה 5 ימי עסקים)