History and Folklore in a Medieval Jewish Chronicle: The Family Chronicle of Aḥimaʿaz Ben Paltiel - Bonfil, Robert
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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 mentalit s 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.…mehr

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Produktbeschreibung
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 mentalit s 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.
Autorenporträt
Robert Bonfil is professor emeritus of Medieval and Renaissance Jewish History at the Hebrew University of Jerusalem, Israel. He has published extensively on Medieval and Renaissance Jewish History in Italy, including Jewish Life in Renaissance Italy (University of California Press, 1994).