Frontmatter -- Contents -- Preface to the Paperback Edition -- Introduction -- 1. The Place of Oral Matters in Geonic Culture -- 2. Oral Matters among Jews of Qayrawan and al-Andalus: Framing Sefarad -- 3. Framing Ashkenaz: Cultural Landmarks of Medieval Northern European Societies -- 4. Textualization of Northern European Rabbinic Culture: The Changing Role of Talmud -- 5. Medieval Responses to the Textualization of Rabbinic Culture -- 6. Rhineland Pietism and the Textualization of Rabbinic Culture in Medieval Northern Europe -- Epilogue -- Glossary -- Abbreviations -- Notes -- Bibliography -- Index -- Acknowledgments
Summary
Talya Fishman explores the impact of the textualization process in medieval Europe on the Babylonian Talmud's roles within Jewish culture
Notes
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Bibliography
Includes bibliographical references (pages 349-387) and index
