{"product_id":"fables-in-jewish-culture-emile-schrijver-9781501775833","title":"Fables in Jewish Culture: The Jon A. Lindseth Collection","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003ci\u003eFables in Jewish Culture\u003c\/i\u003e catalogues almost 400 Jewish scrolls and books from the collection of Jon A. Lindseth that contain animal stories with moral connections. Spanning six centuries, the books are in several languages, including Hebrew, Yiddish, Aramaic, Ladino (Judeo-Spanish) and Judeo-Persian. They were printed all over the world and include animal stories from the Hebrew Bible and other religious texts as well as translations of secular stories, such as Aesop's fables in Hebrew.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThe catalogue is divided into four sections--Biblical works, rabbinic works, medieval works, and postmedieval works--and each entry is illustrated with a page or more from the work, a detailed description of the characteristics and publishing history of the work, and description of the fables contained therein, along with a discussion of their literary and\/or cultural-historical significance. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThis volume includes a foreword by Jon A. Lindseth, describing how he assembled this collection of Jewish books containing fables, as well as essays on the role of fables in Jewish culture, their use in Biblical and rabbinical literature, and their appearance in Jewish and Yiddish literature. \u003ci\u003eFables in Jewish Culture\u003c\/i\u003e concludes with a bibliography of fables in Jewish literature and multiple indexes that allow readers to locate works by a number of criteria, including fable, author, title (in English, Hebrew, and Latin), and printer.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eContributors: Marion Aptroot, David Daube, Simona Gronemann, Jon A. Lindseth, Raphael Loewe, Lies Meiboom, Emile Schrijver, David Stern, Heide Warncke, Irene Zwiep.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Emile Schrijver, Lies Meiboom\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 1501775839\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9781501775833\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Cornell University Library\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 11\/15\/2023\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 568\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Hardcover\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 4.52lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 11.00h x 8.50w x 1.69d","brand":"Emile Schrijver","offers":[{"title":"Hardcover","offer_id":44411005829375,"sku":"9781501775833","price":115.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0662\/2982\/9887\/files\/img_ed286027-24d4-4637-b09d-e2371dfdb02c.jpg?v=1697538602","url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/fables-in-jewish-culture-emile-schrijver-9781501775833","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}