"From a sacred source" : Genizah studies in honour of Stefan C. Reif / / edited by Ben Outhwaite and Siam Bhayro.

• TeilnehmendeR: Bhayro, Siam.; Outhwaite, Ben.; Reif, Stefan C., 1944-
• Place / Publishing House: Leiden ;, Boston : : Brill,, 2010.
• Year of Publication: 2010
• Language: English
• Series: Études sur le judaïsme médiéval 42.
• Physical Description: 1 online resource (464 p.)
• Notes: Description based upon print version of record.

In August 2007, leading scholars from the world of Genizah Studies assembled in Cambridge for a conference marking the retirement of Stefan Reif, Professor of Medieval Hebrew at the University of Cambridge and founder of the Taylor-Schechter Genizah Research Unit. This collection of papers demonstra...

Table of Contents

• Preliminary Material / B. Outhwaite and S. Bhayro
• Legal Writing In Medieval Cairo: \'Copy\' Or \'Likeness\' In Jewish Documentary Formulae / Phillip I. Ackerman-Lieberman
• The Paper And Textile Industry In The Land Of Israel And Its Raw Materials In Light Of An Analysis Of The Cairo Genizah Documents / Zohar Amar , Azriel Gorski and Izhar Neumann
• Is “The Cairo Genizah” A Proper Name Or A Generic Noun? On The Relationship Between The Genizot Of The Ben Ezra And The Dar Simha Synagogues / Haggai Ben-Shammai
• Towards A Catalogue Of The Magical, Astrological, Divinatory, And Alchemical Fragments From The Cambridge Genizah Collections / Gideon Bohak
• The Law Of Power Of Attorney In Maimonides’ Code Of Jewish Law / Mark R. Cohen
• The Role Of Egyptian Jews In Sixteenth-Century International Trade With Europe: A Chapter In Social-Economic Integration In The Middle East / Abraham David
• The Contribution Of Genizah Texts To The Study Of Siddur Rabbi Solomon Ben Nathan / Uri Ehrlich
• Genizah Documents As Literary Products / Miriam Frenkel
• Judah Ha-Levi On Writing The Kuzari: Responding To A Heretic / Mordechai A. Friedman
• The Cairo Genizah Unearthed: The Excavations Conducted By The Count D’Hulst On Behalf Of The Bodleian Library And Their Significance For Genizah History / Rebecca J.W. Jefferson
• Vocalised Judaeo-Arabic Manuscripts In The Cairo Genizah / Geoffrey Khan
• Early Karaite Grammatical Thought As Reflected In A Commentary On Hosea Friedrich Niessen / B. Outhwaite and S. Bhayro
• An Early Palimpsest Scroll Of The Book Of Kings From The Cairo Genizah / Judith Olszowy-Schlanger
• Compositional Technique In Qillirian Piyyutim For Rain And Dew / Michael Rand
• The Genizah And Jewish Communal History / Marina Rustow
• Persian-Arabic Bilingualism In The Cairo Genizah Documents / Shaul Shaked
• Orders Of Payment, Orders Of Supply, Instructions For Payment, And Statements Of Credit In The Genizah And Other Collections At Cambridge University / Avihai Shivtiel
• The Weakening Of The Bourgeoisie: Social Changes Mirrored In The Language Of The Genizah Letters / Esther-Miriam Wagner
• Eretz–Israel Mahzorim In The Genizah: From Palaeography To Liturgy / Joseph Yahalom
• \'Consigned To The Genizah—But For Only A Third Of A Century\' / Stefan C. Reif
• Index Of Subjects / B. Outhwaite and S. Bhayro
• Index Of Sources / B. Outhwaite and S. Bhayro
• Plates / B. Outhwaite and S. Bhayro.