History and folklore in a medieval Jewish chronicle : the family chronicle of Ahima'az ben Paltiel / by Robert Bonfil.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Bonfil, Robert.

Series:

Studies in Jewish history and culture ; v. 22.

Studies in Jewish history and culture, 1568-5004 ; v. 22

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Ahimaaz ben Paltiel, 1017-approximately 1060. Sefer Yuḥasin.

Ahimaaz ben Paltiel.

Jews--Italy--History--To 1500.

Jews.

Jews--Genealogy.

Italy--Ethnic relations.

Italy.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (420 p.)

Edition:

1st ed.

Place of Publication:

Leiden ; Boston : Brill, 2009.

Language Note:

English

Summary:

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.

Contents:

The text and its context

Historical setting and narrative structure

Frameworks of communal life and images of leadership

Family

Jews and Christians: magic, sorcery, everyday life, and popular piety.

Notes:

Includes a vocalized critical edition of the Hebrew text and an English translation of the chronicle.

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Contains:

Ahimaaz ben Paltiel, 1017-ca. 1060. Sefer Yuhasin. English & Hebrew.

ISBN:

1-282-60209-8

9786612602092

90-474-2731-9

OCLC:

593341946

Publisher Number:

10.1163/ej.9789004173859.i-402 DOI