{"product_id":"becoming-the-people-of-the-talmud-9780812222876","title":"Becoming the People of the Talmud","description":"\u003cb\u003eBook Synopsis\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003eIn \u003ci\u003eBecoming the People of the Talmud\u003c\/i\u003e, Talya Fishman examines ways in which circumstances of transmission have shaped the cultural meaning of Jewish traditions. Although the Talmud''s preeminence in Jewish study and its determining role in Jewish practice are generally taken for granted, Fishman contends that these roles were not solidified until the late eleventh and early twelfth centuries. The inscription of Talmud—which Sefardi Jews understand to have occurred quite early, and Ashkenazi Jews only later—precipitated these developments. The encounter with Oral Torah as a written corpus was transformative for both subcultures, and it shaped the roles that Talmud came to play in Jewish life.\u003cbr\u003eWhat were the historical circumstances that led to the inscription of Oral Torah in medieval Europe? How did this body of ancient rabbinic traditions, replete with legal controversies and nonlegal material, come to be construed as a reference work and prescriptive guide to\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eTrade Review\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\"A vital addition to any Jewish studies library in America.\" * \u003ci\u003eJewish Book World\u003c\/i\u003e *\u003cbr\u003e\"Talya Fishman's ambitious new study . . . indicates the sweep of the issues that are a significant part of Jewish cultural history from late antiquity through the High Middle Ages.\" * \u003ci\u003eAmerican Historical Review\u003c\/i\u003e *\u003cbr\u003e\"For every historian of intellectual history of the (Christian) High Middle Ages the book is a must.\" * \u003ci\u003eJournal of Transcultural Medieval Studies\u003c\/i\u003e *\u003cbr\u003e\"An indispensable study, whose exemplary exposition of Jewish attitudes toward oral, written, and legal matters may well spark comparisons with other cultures, for Fishman has brilliantly shown that words can produce meaning through their epistemological categorization as oral or written, a categorization that itself remains undetermined by their actual mediatic support.\" * \u003ci\u003eLaw and History Review\u003c\/i\u003e *\u003cbr\u003e\"\u003ci\u003eBecoming the People of the Talmud\u003c\/i\u003e offers a unique and highly original contribution to our understanding of Jewish culture in the Middle Ages. The book indubitably places Talya Fishman in the vanguard of scholarly research.\" * Israel J. Yuval, Hebrew University of Jerusalem *\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eTable of Contents\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eIntroduction\u003cbr\u003e Chapter 1. The Place of \u003ci\u003eOral Matters\u003c\/i\u003e in Geonic Culture\u003cbr\u003e Chapter 2. \u003ci\u003eOral Matters\u003c\/i\u003e among Jews of Qayrawan and al-Andalus: Framing Sefarad\u003cbr\u003e Chapter 3. Framing Ashkenaz: Cultural Landmarks of Medieval Northern European Societies\u003cbr\u003e Chapter 4. Textualization of North European Rabbinic Culture: The Changing Role of Talmud\u003cbr\u003e Chapter 5. Medieval Responses to the Textualization of Rabbinic Culture\u003cbr\u003e Chapter 6. Rhineland Pietism and the Textualization of Rabbinic Culture in Medieval Northern Europe\u003cbr\u003e Epilogue\u003cbr\u003e Glossary\u003cbr\u003e Abbreviations\u003cbr\u003e Notes\u003cbr\u003e Bibliography\u003cbr\u003e Index\u003cbr\u003e Acknowledgments\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"University of Pennsylvania Press","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":49405701783895,"sku":"9780812222876","price":27.9,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0817\/1739\/5799\/files\/9780812222876.jpg?v=1730493331","url":"https:\/\/bookcurl.com\/products\/becoming-the-people-of-the-talmud-9780812222876","provider":"Book Curl","version":"1.0","type":"link"}