Creativity And Tradition - Studies in Medieval Rabbinic Scholarship, Literature And Thought

Klappentext This volume brings together sixteen of Professor Israel M. Ta-Shma's outstanding studies that were originally written in English! four of which are being published here for the first time. Set in Germany! northern France! Italy! Poland! and Spain! these essays focus on leading rabbinic scholars and their writings! as well as important issues of Jewish intellectual history! such as the nature of halakhah and aggadah! kabbalah and spirituality! childhood and popular religion. The richness of these studies is seen not only in their meticulous and innovative textual scholarship but also in the fascinating insights and unanticipated connections that typify all of Professor Ta-Shma's published work. Zusammenfassung This volume brings together 16 of Ta-Shma’s outstanding studies (4 published here for the first time). These essays focus on leading rabbinic scholars and their writings as well as important issues of Jewish intellectual history, such as the nature of halakhah and aggadah; kabbalah and spirituality; childhood; and popular religion.

Product details

• Authors: Israel Ta-Shma, Israel M. Ta-Shma
• Publisher: Harvard University Press
• Languages: English
• Product format: Hardback
• Released: 15.09.2007
• EAN: 9780674023932
• ISBN: 978-0-674-02393-2
• No. of pages: 238
• Dimensions: 146 mm x 254 mm x 13 mm
• Series: Harvard Center for Jewish Stud; Harvard Center for Jewish Studies; Harvard Center for Jewish Studies
• Subject: Humanities, art, music > Linguistics and literary studies > General and comparative literary studies