Sacred Trash The Lost and Found World of the Cairo Geniza

Afbeeldingen

Artikel vergelijken

  • Engels
  • Hardcover
  • 9780805242584
  • 05 april 2011
  • 304 pagina's
Alle productspecificaties

Samenvatting

NATIONAL JEWISH BOOK AWARD FINALIST

Part of the Jewish Encounter series

One May day in 1896, at a dining-room table in Cambridge, England, a meeting took place between a Romanian-born maverick Jewish intellectual and twin learned Presbyterian Scotswomen, who had assembled to inspect several pieces of rag paper and parchment. It was the unlikely start to what would prove a remarkable, continent-hopping, century-crossing saga, and one that in many ways has revolutionized our sense of what it means to lead a Jewish life.

In Sacred Trash, MacArthur-winning poet and translator Peter Cole and acclaimed essayist Adina Hoffman tell the story of the retrieval from an Egyptian geniza, or repository for worn-out texts, of the most vital cache of Jewish manuscripts ever discovered. This tale of buried scholarly treasure weaves together unforgettable portraits of Solomon Schechter and the other heroes of this drama with explorations of the medieval documents themselves—letters and poems, wills and marriage contracts, Bibles, money orders, fiery dissenting tracts, fashion-conscious trousseaux lists, prescriptions, petitions, and mysterious magical charms. Presenting a panoramic view of nine hundred years of vibrant Mediterranean Judaism, Hoffman and Cole bring modern readers into the heart of this little-known trove, whose contents have rightly been dubbed “the Living Sea Scrolls.” Part biography and part meditation on the supreme value the Jewish people has long placed on the written word, Sacred Trash is above all a gripping tale of adventure and redemption.

Productspecificaties

Inhoud

Taal
en
Bindwijze
Hardcover
Oorspronkelijke releasedatum
05 april 2011
Aantal pagina's
304
Illustraties
Met illustraties

Betrokkenen

Hoofdauteur
Adina Hoffman
Tweede Auteur
Peter Cole
Hoofduitgeverij
Schocken Books

Overige kenmerken

Extra groot lettertype
Nee
Product breedte
165 mm
Product hoogte
32 mm
Product lengte
229 mm
Studieboek
Ja
Verpakking breedte
157 mm
Verpakking hoogte
225 mm
Verpakking lengte
225 mm
Verpakkingsgewicht
567 g

EAN

EAN
9780805242584
Nog geen reviews

Kies gewenste uitvoering

Prijsinformatie en bestellen

De prijs van dit product is 35 euro en 85 cent. Dit is een tweedehands product.
Alleen tweedehands
Goed
Ref1443
1 - 2 weken
Verkoop door BAY EXPRESS
7,9
  • Bestellen en betalen via bol
  • Prijs inclusief verzendkosten, verstuurd door BAY EXPRESS
  • 30 dagen bedenktijd en gratis retourneren

Lijst met gekozen artikelen om te vergelijken

Vergelijk artikelen