Louis Ginzberg's Legends of the Jews : ancient Jewish folk literature reconsidered / edited by Galit Hasan-Rokem and Ithamar Gruenwald.

Format:

Book

Contributor:

Hasan-Rokem, Galit, editor.

Gruenwald, Ithamar, editor.

Series:

Raphael Patai series in Jewish folklore and anthropology

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Ginzberg, Louis, 1873-1953. Legends of the Jews.

Ginzberg, Louis.

Jewish legends.

Jews--United States--Social life and customs.

Jews.

United States.

Manners and customs.

Physical Description:

xix, 182 pages ; 24 cm.

Place of Publication:

Detroit : Wayne State University Press, [2014]

Contents:

1 The Legends of the Jews in the Eyes of Louis Ginzberg and in the Eyes of Others / David Golinkin Golinkin, David 17

2 Louis Ginzberg, The Legends of the Jews, and the Church Fathers / Hillel I. Newman Newman, Hillel I. 34

3 An Unimagined Community: Against The Legends of the Jews / Daniel Boyarin Boyarin, Daniel 49

4 The Quiet Revolution: Louis Ginzberg's The Legends of the Jews and Jewish Anthological Literature / Jacob Elbaum Elbaum, Jacob 64

5 Ancient Jewish Folk Literature: The Legends of the Jews and Comparative Folklore Studies at the Beginning of the Twentieth Century / Calit Hasan-Rokem Hasan-Rokem, Calit 79

6 The Legend about The Legends: Methodological Reflections on Ginzberg's The Legends of the Jews / Ithamar Gruenwald Gruenwald, Ithamar 105

7 Aggadah in "Higher Unity": The German Manuscript of The Legends of the Jews / Johannes Sabel Sabel, Johannes 145.

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references and index.

ISBN:

9780814340479

0814340474

OCLC:

870987771