Related Books

Heresy and the Politics of Community
Language: en
Pages: 473
Authors: Marina Rustow
Categories: History
Type: BOOK - Published: 2014-10-03 - Publisher: Cornell University Press

DOWNLOAD EBOOK

In a book with a bold new view of medieval Jewish history, written in a style accessible to nonspecialists and students as well as to scholars in the field, Mar
The Washington Haggadah
Language: en
Pages: 249
Authors: Joel ben Simeon
Categories: Religion
Type: BOOK - Published: 2011-04-11 - Publisher: Belknap Press

DOWNLOAD EBOOK

After the Bible, the Passover haggadah is the most widely read classic text in the Jewish tradition. More than four thousand editions have been published since
A Mahzor from Worms
Language: en
Pages: 308
Authors: Katrin Kogman-Appel
Categories: Religion
Type: BOOK - Published: 2012-04-17 - Publisher: Harvard University Press

DOWNLOAD EBOOK

The Leipzig Mahzor is one of the most lavish Hebrew illuminated manuscripts of all time. A prayer book used during Jewish holidays, it was produced in the Middl
Prayers that Cite Scripture
Language: en
Pages: 136
Authors: James L. Kugel
Categories: Religion
Type: BOOK - Published: 2006 - Publisher: Harvard University Press

DOWNLOAD EBOOK

In the beginning, prayers were straightforward: people turned to God and asked for help. But by the end of the biblical period, prayers began to include referen
A Companion to the History of the Book
Language: en
Pages: 617
Authors: Simon Eliot
Categories: Literary Criticism
Type: BOOK - Published: 2009-03-30 - Publisher: John Wiley & Sons

DOWNLOAD EBOOK

A COMPANION TO THE HISTORY OF THE BOOK A COMPANION TO THE HISTORY OF THE BOOK Edited by Simon Eliot and Jonathan Rose “As a stimulating overview of the multid