'Sefer Hasidim' and the Ashkenazic Book in Medieval Europe

In "Sefer Hasidim" and the Ashkenazic Book in Medieval Europe, Ivan G. Marcus proposes a new paradigm for understanding how Sefer Hasidim, or "Book of the Pietists," was composed and how it extended an earlier Byzantine rabbinic tradition of authorship into medieval European Jewish culture.

A propos de l'auteur

Ivan G. Marcus is the Frederick P. Rose Professor of Jewish History at Yale University. He is author of several books, including Piety and Society: The Jewish Pietists of Medieval Germany.

Résumé

In "Sefer Hasidim" and the Ashkenazic Book in Medieval Europe, Ivan G. Marcus proposes a new paradigm for understanding how Sefer Hasidim, or "Book of the Pietists," was composed and how it extended an earlier Byzantine rabbinic tradition of authorship into medieval European Jewish culture.

Détails du produit

• Auteurs: Ivan G Marcus, Ivan G. Marcus
• Edition: University of pennsylvania pr
• Langues: Anglais
• Format d'édition: Livre Relié
• Sortie: 30.04.2018
• EAN: 9780812250091
• ISBN: 978-0-8122-5009-1
• Pages: 216
• Thèmes: Jewish Culture and Contexts; Jewish Culture and Contexts
• Catégorie: Sciences humaines, art, musique > Religion, théologie > Judaïsme