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Responsa in a Historical Context: A View of Post-Expulsion Spanish-Portuguese Jewish Communities Through Sixteenth- And Seventeenth-Century Responsa

Responsa in a Historical Context: A View of Post-Expulsion Spanish-Portuguese Jewish Communities Through Sixteenth- And Seventeenth-Century Responsa - Paperback

by Debby Koren
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Availability:In StockContributor:Debby KorenSeries:Studies in Orthodox JudaismPublish date:2024-01-30Pages:268
Language:EnglishPublisher:Academic Studies PressISBN-13:9798887193595UPC:9798887193595Book Category:Social Science, History, ReligionBook Subcategory:Jewish Studies, Jewish, Comparative ReligionSize:9.20 x 6.10 x 0.70 inchesWeight:0.9017Product ID:SC15XJ28A8
This book contains a collection of eight annotated translations of responsa, alongside the original Hebrew texts, focusing on the post-expulsion Spanish-Portuguese communities of the sixteenth to seventeenth centuries. Topics include excommunication in Amsterdam, ʻagunot, inheritance rights of a converso son, obligatory contracts and breach of agreement, heresy and humanist scholarship, informing on someone to the Venetian Inquisition, and more.
Language:EnglishPublisher:Academic Studies PressISBN-13:9798887193595UPC:9798887193595Book Category:Social Science, History, ReligionBook Subcategory:Jewish Studies, Jewish, Comparative ReligionSize:9.20 x 6.10 x 0.70 inchesWeight:0.9017Product ID:SC15XJ28A8
Debby Koren is an independent researcher in the fields of halakha and responsa literature. She has lectured and taught Talmud and halakha in informal and formal adult settings. She has a Ph.D. in mathematics from The City University of New York and an M.A. in Talmud and Halakha from the Schechter Institute in Jerusalem.
Publisher: Academic Studies Press

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