Tales in Context: Sefer Ha-Ma'asim in Medieval Northern France
(Part of the Raphael Patai Series in Jewish Folklore and Anthropology Series)
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A folkloric research project on Sefer ha-ma'asim. In the thirteenth century, an anonymous scribe compiled sixty-nine tales that became Sefer ha-ma'asim, the earliest compilation of Hebrew tales known to us in Western Europe. The author writes that the stories encompass "descriptions of herbs that cure leprosy, a fairy princess with golden tresses using magic charms to heal her lover's wounds and restore him to...
Format:Hardcover
Language:English
ISBN:081434271X
ISBN13:9780814342718
Release Date:November 2017
Publisher:Wayne State University Press
Length:280 Pages
Weight:2.76 lbs.
Dimensions:1.7" x 6.0" x 9.0"
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