Bibliograph

Sacred trash, the lost and found world of the Cairo Geniza, Adina Hoffman & Peter Cole

Type

Label

Sacred trash, the lost and found world of the Cairo Geniza, Adina Hoffman & Peter Cole

Language

eng

Bibliography note

Includes bibliographical references (pages [247]-[284])

Illustrations

portraitsillustrations

Index

no index present

Literary Form

non fiction

Main title

Sacred trash

Nature of contents

bibliography

Oclc number

611551832

Responsibility statement

Adina Hoffman & Peter Cole

Series statement

Jewish encounters

Sub title

the lost and found world of the Cairo Geniza

Summary

Traces the efforts of two women scholars who recovered what has become the most vital cache of Hebrew manuscripts ever discovered, in an account that explains what the findings reveal about Mediterranean Judaism

Table Of Contents

Hidden wisdom -- Serpents and secrets -- All Sirach now -- Into Egypt -- Sorting -- Palimpsests -- That nothing be lost -- A gallery of heretics -- Pieces of the Spanish puzzle -- A Mediterranean society

Classification