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Beschreibung
The volume offers a broad introduction to the rabbinical literature written in the two major traditional Jewish languages of Europe: Yiddish, the language which arose in the Middle Ages amongst the Jews of the German lands and was brought to many other lands, and Ladino (or Judezmo or Judeo-Spanish), the language which originated amongst the Jews of medieval Iberia and after their expulsions was carried to many other places.

The scope is wide-ranging. Some of the contributions highlight the lives and work of outstanding rabbinical figures who wrote in Yiddish or Ladino, and the crucial role they played in the transmission of rabbinical knowledge among the more popular sectors of their communities, as well as in the shaping of the Yiddish and Ladino reading public. Close attention is paid to long-established genres such as the highly-popular Biblical commentaries, as exemplified by the Me'am lo'ez in Ladino (1730-1899); prayer books and liturgical compositions in prose and verse; responsa collections; guides to religious observance; moralistic works; as well as more modern genres having rabbinical content such as the periodical press that appeared from the middle of the nineteenth century, when the Jewish communities of the Diaspora underwent radical cultural, religious, social and political changes

The volume offers a broad introduction to the rabbinical literature written in the two major traditional Jewish languages of Europe: Yiddish, the language which arose in the Middle Ages amongst the Jews of the German lands and was brought to many other lands, and Ladino (or Judezmo or Judeo-Spanish), the language which originated amongst the Jews of medieval Iberia and after their expulsions was carried to many other places.

The scope is wide-ranging. Some of the contributions highlight the lives and work of outstanding rabbinical figures who wrote in Yiddish or Ladino, and the crucial role they played in the transmission of rabbinical knowledge among the more popular sectors of their communities, as well as in the shaping of the Yiddish and Ladino reading public. Close attention is paid to long-established genres such as the highly-popular Biblical commentaries, as exemplified by the Me'am lo'ez in Ladino (1730-1899); prayer books and liturgical compositions in prose and verse; responsa collections; guides to religious observance; moralistic works; as well as more modern genres having rabbinical content such as the periodical press that appeared from the middle of the nineteenth century, when the Jewish communities of the Diaspora underwent radical cultural, religious, social and political changes

Zusammenfassung
Katja Smid, Spanish National Research Council, Madrid, David M. Bunis und Chava Turnansky, Hebräische Universität Jerusalem, Israel.
Details
Erscheinungsjahr: 2025
Genre: Religion & Theologie
Religion: Judentum
Rubrik: Geisteswissenschaften
Medium: Buch
Inhalt: XX
368 S.
5 s/w Illustr.
8 farbige Illustr.
3 s/w Tab.
5 b/w and 8 col. ill.
3 b/w tbl.
ISBN-13: 9783111575360
ISBN-10: 3111575365
Sprache: Englisch
Einband: Gebunden
Autor: Katja Mid
David Bunis
Chava Turniansky
Redaktion: Smid, Katja
Bunis, David
Turniansky, Chava
Herausgeber: Katja Smid/David Bunis/Chava Turniansky
Hersteller: De Gruyter
Verantwortliche Person für die EU: Walter de Gruyter GmbH, De Gruyter GmbH, Genthiner Str. 13, D-10785 Berlin, productsafety@degruyterbrill.com
Abbildungen: 5 b/w and 8 col. ill., 3 b/w tbl.
Maße: 235 x 163 x 25 mm
Von/Mit: Katja Smid (u. a.)
Erscheinungsdatum: 06.11.2025
Gewicht: 0,679 kg
Artikel-ID: 134248698

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