Seride Teshuvot

A Descriptive Catalogue of Responsa Fragments from the Jacques Mosseri Collection Cambridge University Library. Cambridge Genizah Studies Series, Volume 3
Erscheinungsjahr 2012
ISBN: 978-90-04-22395-0
Verlag: Brill

Buch, Englisch, Band 53, 454 Seiten, Format (B × H): 217 mm x 297 mm, Gewicht: 1561 g

Reihe: Études sur le judaïsme médiéval / Cambridge Genizah Studies

Studying responsa fragments from the Cairo Genizah, one travels through a virtual time machine of Jewish history, discovering the rich facets of private and public Jewish medieval life. From the cradle to the coffin, responsa regulate domestic affairs and reflect all manner of human merits, convictions and flaws. Many responsa contain real-life accounts of household intrigue, infidelity, solemn oaths, and sibling rivalry. Seride Teshuvot is a descriptive catalogue of responsa fragments from the Jacques Mosseri Genizah Collection at Cambridge University Library. This book includes descriptions of seventy-five fragments from the classical Genizah Period (10th–13th century) until the late Genizah Period (18th century), on matters of halakha, and biblical and talmudic exegesis. These responsa offer fertile ground for research in all manner of disciplines, from the medieval interpretation of Jewish law to the wider social, cultural and legal history of the Jewish communities of the Mediterranean and Near East.

Zielgruppe

All those interested in Responsa Literature, Rabbinica, legal history and Jewish history of the medieval and early-modern periods, as well as researchers working with manuscripts from the Cairo Genizah.

Autoren/Hrsg.

Glick, Shmuel

Fachgebiete

• Geisteswissenschaften Jüdische Studien Geschichte des Judentums Geschichte des Judentums außerhalb Israels/Palästinas
• Geisteswissenschaften Jüdische Studien Geschichte des Judentums Geschichte des Judentums: Mittelalter
• Geisteswissenschaften Geschichtswissenschaft Weltgeschichte & Geschichte einzelner Länder und Gebietsräume Geschichte des Judentums (Diaspora)

Inhaltsverzeichnis

Preface
Introduction
Chapter 1: Responsa of Palestinian Geonim (c. 10th–11th centuries)
Chapter 2: Responsa of Babylonian Geonim (c. 10th–11th centuries)
Chapter 3: Responsa of Rishonim (11th–15th centuries)
Chapter 4: Responsa of the Aharonim (16th–18th centuries)
Index of Sources
Bibliographical Abbreviations
Hebrew Notes and Commentary
Hebrew Introduction
Hebrew forward

Über Autor(innen)

Glick, Shmuel
Prof. Shmuel Glick, Director of the JTS-Schocken Institute for Jewish Research teaches Jewish Law at the Schechter Institute for Jewish Studies. He has published extensively on Responsa and Jewish Customs including Kuntress Ha-Teshuvot He-Hadash: a Bibliographic Thesaurus of Responsa Literature published from 1470–2000 (Jerusalem & Ramat-Gan, 2006–2010).