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11%OFFTalya Fishman - Becoming the People of the Talmud: Oral Torah as Written Tradition in Medieval Jewish Cultures - 9780812222876 - V9780812222876
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Becoming the People of the Talmud: Oral Torah as Written Tradition in Medieval Jewish Cultures

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Description for Becoming the People of the Talmud: Oral Torah as Written Tradition in Medieval Jewish Cultures Paperback. Talya Fishman explores the impact of the textualization process in medieval Europe on the Babylonian Talmud's roles within Jewish culture. Series: Jewish Culture & Contexts. Num Pages: 424 pages, 2 illus. BIC Classification: HRJ; JFSR1. Category: (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 229 x 152 x 29. Weight in Grams: 635.

In Becoming the People of the Talmud, Talya Fishman examines ways in which circumstances of transmission have shaped the cultural meaning of Jewish traditions. Although the Talmud's preeminence in Jewish study and its determining role in Jewish practice are generally taken for granted, Fishman contends that these roles were not solidified until the late eleventh and early twelfth centuries. The inscription of Talmud—which Sefardi Jews understand to have occurred quite early, and Ashkenazi Jews only later—precipitated these developments. The encounter with Oral Torah as a written corpus was transformative for both subcultures, and it shaped the roles that Talmud came ... Read more

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Product Details

Publisher
University of Pennsylvania Press
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2013
Series
Jewish Culture & Contexts
Condition
New
Weight
635 g
Number of Pages
424
Place of Publication
Pennsylvania, United States
ISBN
9780812222876
SKU
V9780812222876
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About Talya Fishman
Talya Fishman is Associate Professor of Near Eastern Languages and Civilizations at the University of Pennsylvania. She is the author of Shaking the Pillars of Exile: "Voice of a Fool," an Early Modern Jewish Critique of Rabbinic Culture.

Reviews for Becoming the People of the Talmud: Oral Torah as Written Tradition in Medieval Jewish Cultures
"A vital addition to any Jewish studies library in America."
Jewish Book World
"Talya Fishman's ambitious new study . . . indicates the sweep of the issues that are a significant part of Jewish cultural history from late antiquity through the High Middle Ages."
American Historical Review
"For every historian of intellectual history of the (Christian) ... Read more

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