The Legend of Safed: Life and Fantasy in the City of Kabbalah

(Part of the Raphael Patai Series in Jewish Folklore and Anthropology Series)

by Eli Yassif

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Jewish life through the legends created and narrated in Safed in the sixteenth century.

In 1908, Solomon Schechter--discoverer of the Cairo Geniza and one of the founders of the Jewish Theological Seminary of America--published his groundbreaking essay on the city of Safed (Tzfat) during the sixteenth century. In the essay, Schechter pointed out the exceptional cultural achievements (religious law, moral teaching, hermeneutics,...

Format:Paperback

Language:English

ISBN:0814346847

ISBN13:9780814346846

Release Date:May 2019

Publisher:Wayne State University Press

Length:264 Pages

Weight:0.90 lbs.

Dimensions:0.6" x 6.0" x 9.0"

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History Religion Religion & Spirituality Social Science Social Sciences

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The Legend of Safed: Life and Fantasy in the City of Kabbalah

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