Abstract
Ashkenazi literary tradition is connected by its navel to the beginnings of the
Hebrew culture of medieval Europe in southern Italy. This unique area of
encounter between Byzantine, Romano-Germanic and, later on, even Arabic
culture, was not only the cradle of Middle-Latin as officialese but also saw
the emergence of Hebrew as the language of Jewish literacy in the western
hemisphere of the Mediterranean.
Hebrew culture of medieval Europe in southern Italy. This unique area of
encounter between Byzantine, Romano-Germanic and, later on, even Arabic
culture, was not only the cradle of Middle-Latin as officialese but also saw
the emergence of Hebrew as the language of Jewish literacy in the western
hemisphere of the Mediterranean.
Original language | English |
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Title of host publication | Death in Jewish Life |
Subtitle of host publication | Burial and Mourning Customs Among Jews of Europe and Nearby Communities |
Editors | Stefan C. Reif, Andreas Lehnardt, Avriel Bar-Levav |
Place of Publication | Berlin |
Publisher | de Gruyter |
Pages | 99-140 |
Number of pages | 42 |
Volume | 1 |
Edition | 1 |
ISBN (Electronic) | 9783110339185 |
ISBN (Print) | 9783110338614 |
State | Published - Aug 2014 |
Publication series
Name | Studia Judaica: Forschungen zur Wissenschaft des Judentums |
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Volume | 78 |