Ha-Sur Tamim be-khol Po'al: On some Italian roots of the Poetic Sidduq Ha-Din in the Early Ashkenazi rite

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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.
Original languageEnglish
Title of host publicationDeath in Jewish Life
Subtitle of host publicationBurial and Mourning Customs Among Jews of Europe and Nearby Communities
EditorsStefan C. Reif, Andreas Lehnardt, Avriel Bar-Levav
Place of PublicationBerlin
Publisherde Gruyter
Pages99-140
Number of pages42
Volume1
Edition1
ISBN (Electronic)9783110339185
ISBN (Print)9783110338614
StatePublished - Aug 2014

Publication series

NameStudia Judaica: Forschungen zur Wissenschaft des Judentums
Volume78

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