Catalog of Judeo-Persian Manuscripts in the Library of the Jewish Theological Seminary of America

The Judeo-Persian manuscripts that Iranian Jews produced between the fifteenth and nineteenth centuries provide a thorough description of their intellectual parameters. They demonstrates the Jews' deep attachment to Judaism as well as their profound acculturation in Iran.

About the author

Vera Basch Moreen, Ph.D. (1978), Harvard University, is an Independent Scholars who has taught Islam and Judaism Islam at several colleges. She specializes in the history and culture of Jews in the Muslim world, primarily Iran. In Queen Esther's Garden: An Anthology of Judeo-Persian Literature (New Haven, 2000) is among her many publications.

Product details

• Authors: Vera Basch Moreen
• Publisher: Brill
• Languages: English
• Product format: Hardback
• Released: 08.09.2014
• EAN: 9789004281295
• ISBN: 978-90-04-28129-5
• No. of pages: 504
• Weight: 889 g
• Series: Études Sur Le Judaïsme Médiéva
• Subjects: Humanities, art, music > Religion/theology > Judaism; Non-fiction book > Dictionaries, reference works > Dictionaries, encyclopaedias