The Intellectual History and Rabbinic Culture of Medieval Ashkenaz : Expanding Horizons and Innovating Traditions /

This book challenges the dominant perception that medieval Ashkenazic rabbinic scholarship was lacking in intellectualism or broad scholarly interests. While cultural interaction between Ashkenazic Jews and Christians in western Europe was less than that of Sephardic Jews, the author's study sh...

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Bibliographic Details
Main Author: Kanarfogel, Ephraim
Format: Electronic eBook
Language:Inglés
Published: Detroit : Wayne State University Press, [2012]
Series:Book collections on Project MUSE.
Subjects:
Jews > Intellectual life.
Jewish religious education.
Jewish learning and scholarship.
RELIGION > Judaism > General.
Jewish learning and scholarship > Germany > History > To 1500.
Jewish learning and scholarship > France, Northern > History > To 1500.
Jews > Germany > Intellectual life > History > To 1500.
Jews > France, Northern > Intellectual life > History > To 1500.
Jewish religious education > France, Northern > History > To 1500.
Jewish religious education > Germany > History > To 1500.
Germany.
Northern France.
History.
Electronic books.
Online Access:Texto completo
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Summary:This book challenges the dominant perception that medieval Ashkenazic rabbinic scholarship was lacking in intellectualism or broad scholarly interests. While cultural interaction between Ashkenazic Jews and Christians in western Europe was less than that of Sephardic Jews, the author's study shows that the intellectual interests of Ashkenazic rabbinic figures were much broader than Talmudic studies alone.
Physical Description:1 online resource (496 pages).
ISBN:9780814338025

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