Sacred trash: the lost and found world of the Cairo Geniza
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Traces the efforts of two women scholars who recovered what has become the most vital cache of Hebrew manuscripts ever discovered, in an account that explains what the findings reveal about Mediterranean Judaism.
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Hoffman, A., Cole, P., & Schechter, S. 1. (2011). Sacred trash: the lost and found world of the Cairo Geniza. New York, Nextbook : Schocken.
Chicago / Turabian - Author Date Citation (style guide)Hoffman, Adina, Peter. Cole and S. 1847-1915. Schechter. 2011. Sacred Trash: The Lost and Found World of the Cairo Geniza. New York, Nextbook : Schocken.
Chicago / Turabian - Humanities Citation (style guide)Hoffman, Adina, Peter. Cole and S. 1847-1915. Schechter, Sacred Trash: The Lost and Found World of the Cairo Geniza. New York, Nextbook : Schocken, 2011.
MLA Citation (style guide)Hoffman, Adina., et al. Sacred Trash: The Lost and Found World of the Cairo Geniza. New York, Nextbook : Schocken, 2011.
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| 300 | |a 283 p. : |b ill. ; |c 23 cm. | ||
| 504 | |a Includes bibliographical references. | ||
| 505 | 0 | |a Hidden wisdom -- Serpents and secrets -- All Sirach now -- Into Egypt -- Sorting -- Palimpsests -- That nothing be lost -- A gallery of heretics -- Pieces of the Spanish puzzle -- A Mediterranean society. | |
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