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This book uncovers cultural traces of the ancient Jewry of Eastern Europe from the 10th to 15th centuries. These traces take the form of translations from Hebrew into East Slavic, ranging from accounts of Old Testament prophets and other historical figures of interest to both Jews and Christians, such as Alexander the Great, to scientific and philosophical texts on everything from astronomy to physiognomy to metaphysics. Moshe Taube's fine-grained analysis teases out a robust picture of this massive cultural enterprise: the translators, their erudition, their biases, and their collaborative method of translation with neighboring Christians. Summarizing over thirty years of philological and linguistic research, this book offers a substantial original contribution to the cultural history of Jews in Eastern Europe and their interaction with, and influence on, Slavic culture in the Middle Ages and Early Modern period.
This book uncovers cultural traces of the ancient Jewry of Eastern Europe from the 10th to 15th centuries. These traces take the form of translations from Hebrew into East Slavic, ranging from accounts of Old Testament prophets and other historical figures of interest to both Jews and Christians, such as Alexander the Great, to scientific and philosophical texts on everything from astronomy to physiognomy to metaphysics. Moshe Taube's fine-grained analysis teases out a robust picture of this massive cultural enterprise: the translators, their erudition, their biases, and their collaborative method of translation with neighboring Christians. Summarizing over thirty years of philological and linguistic research, this book offers a substantial original contribution to the cultural history of Jews in Eastern Europe and their interaction with, and influence on, Slavic culture in the Middle Ages and Early Modern period.
Price: $34.95
Pages: 154
Publisher: University of California Press
Imprint: University of California Press
Series: Taubman Lectures in Jewish Studies
Publication Date:
10 January 2023
Trim Size: 9.00 X 6.00 in
ISBN: 9780520390782
Format: Paperback
“Scholarly craftmanship and admiration for this fascinating topic adorns
many of the pages of Taube’s book, which sums up a life-long interest in the
impact of the pre-Ashkenazic Jews on the medieval culture of East Slavs”
many of the pages of Taube’s book, which sums up a life-long interest in the
impact of the pre-Ashkenazic Jews on the medieval culture of East Slavs”
Moshe Taube is Professor Emeritus of Linguistics and Slavic Studies at The Hebrew University in Jerusalem. He is author of The Logika of the Judaizers: A Fifteenth Century Ruthenian Translation from Hebrew and co-editor of The Slavonic Book of Esther: Text, Lexicon, Linguistic Analysis and Problems of Translation and The Secret of Secrets: The East Slavic Version.
CONTENTS
Acknowledgments
Introduction
1. The Jewish Presence in Eastern Europe: The Beginnings
2. Translations from Hebrew in Rus′ in the Thirteenth through
Fifteenth Centuries: Made by Converts?
3. The Heresy of the Judaizers and the Translations from Hebrew in Muscovite Russia in the
Second Half of the Fifteenth Century
Textual Findings and Analyses of the Translations
Historical Background of the Translations and Link to the Judaizers
General Conclusion
Appendixes
Notes
Bibliography
Index
Acknowledgments
Introduction
1. The Jewish Presence in Eastern Europe: The Beginnings
2. Translations from Hebrew in Rus′ in the Thirteenth through
Fifteenth Centuries: Made by Converts?
3. The Heresy of the Judaizers and the Translations from Hebrew in Muscovite Russia in the
Second Half of the Fifteenth Century
Textual Findings and Analyses of the Translations
Historical Background of the Translations and Link to the Judaizers
General Conclusion
Appendixes
Notes
Bibliography
Index