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Jewish Prayer Texts from the Cairo Genizah: A Selection of Manuscripts at Cambridge University Library, Introduced, Transcribed, Translated, and Annot
Contributor(s): Reif, Stefan C. (Author)
ISBN: 9004313311     ISBN-13: 9789004313316
Publisher: Brill
OUR PRICE:   $177.65  
Product Type: Hardcover - Other Formats
Language: Hebrew
Published: March 2016
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Additional Information
BISAC Categories:
- Religion | Judaism - Rituals & Practice
Dewey: 296.45
LCCN: 2015048066
Series: Études Sur Le Judaïsme Médiéval
Physical Information: 0.8" H x 6.3" W x 9.3" (1.30 lbs) 340 pages
Themes:
- Religious Orientation - Jewish
 
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Publisher Description:
Jewish Prayer Texts from the Cairo Genizah, which sets a new tone for future studies, consists of a selection of transcribed and translated Genizah fragments that contain some of the earliest known texts of rabbinic prayers. Reif describes in detail the physical makeup of each manuscript and assesses the manner in which the scribe has tackled the matter of recording a preferred version. He then places the prayer texts included in the manuscript within the context of Jewish liturgical history, explaining the degree to which they were innovative and whether they established precedents to be followed in later prayer-books. He offers specialists and more general readers a fresh understanding of the historical, theological, linguistic, and social factors that may have motivated adjustments to their liturgical formulations.