Reif, Stefan C., 1944-

A Jewish archive from old Cairo : the history of Cambridge University's Genizah collection / Stefan C. Reif.

Richmond, Surrey : Curzon, 2000.

277 pages : illustrations (some color), maps (some color) ; 24 cm.

Culture and civilisation in the Middle East

"In 1897, Solomon Schechter brought over 140,000 fragmentary Jewish documents from the Ben Ezra synagogue in Cairo to Cambridge University Library and ushered in a new age of learning about Jews and Judaism as they existed in the Mediterranean a thousand years ago. The texts that he and others found in what has become famous as "the Cairo Genizah" have shed light not only on what Jewish scholars wrote then in the biblical and rabbinic fields but also on the daily lives, loves and relations of Jews, Christians and Muslims." "This book will serve as a helpful reference work for students and teachers of Jewish history and literature. Perhaps more importantly, it will introduce the whole topic to those with an interest in uncovering the secrets of the past but lacking the awareness that the Genizah's contents are at least as important for this purpose as the Dead Sea Scrolls."--BOOK JACKET.

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Cambridge University Library Taylor-Schechter Cairo Genizah Collection
Cambridge University Library.
University of Cambridge. Library.
University of Cambridge. Library Fonds spéciaux Littérature juive.
Bible Manuscripts, Hebrew.
Bible
Genisafragmente
Cairo Genizah.
Manuscripts, Hebrew England Cambridge.
Jewish archives Egypt Cairo.
Archaeology.
Cairo Genizah History.
Judaism History Medieval and early modern period, 425-1789 Manuscripts.
Jews History 70-1789 Manuscripts.
Jews history
Génizah du Caire Histoire.
Judaïsme Histoire 425-1789 Manuscrits.
Juifs Histoire 70-1789 Manuscrits.
Génizah du Caire.
Manuscrits hébraïques Angleterre Cambridge.
Archives juives Égypte Le Caire.
Archéologie.
archaeology.
06.16 manuscript studies: other.
15.59 history of great parts of the world, peoples, civilizations: other.
Judaism Medieval and early modern period
Jews
Jewish archives
Manuscripts, Hebrew
Geniza-fragmenten.
Joden.
Manuscrits de la Géniza du Caire Histoire.
Judaïsme 425-1789 (Moyen âge et début de la période moderne)
Juifs 70-1789 Manuscrits.
Juifs Archives Égypte Le Caire (Égypte) Histoire.
Egypt Cairo
England Cambridge

Manuscripts
History
History (form)

Lambert, Phyllis
Centre canadien d'architecture
Culture and civilisation in the Middle East.

Localisation: Bibliothèque main 212111
Cote: Z6605.H4 R4 2000
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