History and Folklore in a Medieval Jewish Chronicle

The Family Chronicle of Aḥimaʿaz Ben Paltiel
Erscheinungsjahr 2009
ISBN: 978-90-04-17385-9
Verlag: Brill

Buch, Englisch, Band 22, 388 Seiten, Format (B × H): 160 mm x 240 mm, Gewicht: 847 g

Reihe: Studies in Jewish History and Culture

Composed in Hebrew in Capua, Italy in 1054, the family chronicle of Ahima'az remains one of the most important historical sources of medieval Jewish life, folklore, culture, and mentalités in Western Europe, especially in the so-called Ashkenazi area. As such, it provides a rich resource to scholars of medieval history, cultural studies, gender studies, and anthropology. In this book Robert Bonfil provides a detailed historical introduction and new English translation of the chronicle. Readers knowledgeable in Hebrew will also greatly benefit from the new, vocalized critical edition of the Hebrew text, skillfully set up in front of the translation.

Autoren/Hrsg.

Bonfil, Robert

Fachgebiete

• Geisteswissenschaften Jüdische Studien Jüdische Studien Jüdische Studien: Kult, Riten, Zeremonien

Inhaltsverzeichnis

Introductory Essay
Chapter One The Text and Its Context
Chapter Two Historical Setting and Narrative Structure
Chapter Three Frameworks of Communal Life and Images of Leadership
Chapter Four Family
Chapter Five Jews and Christians: Magic, Sorcery, Everyday ife, and Popular Piety
Maps and Plates
Critical Edition and Annotated Translation
Preface to the Critical Edition and Annotated Translation
Hebrew Text and Translation

Über Autor(innen)

Robert Bonfil is professor emeritus of Medieval and Renaissance Jewish History at the Hebrew University of Jerusalem, Israel. He has published extensively on Medieval and Renaissance Jewish History in Italy, including Jewish Life in Renaissance Italy (University of California Press, 1994).