The Art of Compilation. Midrash Pirqa de-Rabbenu ha-Qadosh in Popular Anthologies from the Cairo Genizah

Busa, Anna (2025): The Art of Compilation. Midrash Pirqa de-Rabbenu ha-Qadosh in Popular Anthologies from the Cairo Genizah. Cambridge Genizah Studies Series, Bd. 17. Leiden: Brill.

Abstract

Pirqa de-Rabbenu ha-Qadosh is a popular numerical anthology of Jewish maxims and is categorized to date as a medieval midrash. This book examines its earliest hitherto unedited manuscript finds in the Cairo Genizah (10-13th century), focusing on the fluid compilatory structures exhibited in them. The study investigates its medieval manuscript contexts and suggests a set of methodologies to capture its complexities, including the study of literary compilatory structures, editorial methodology and a holistic book historical approach.

• Dokumententyp: Monographie
• Keywords: medieval midrash; textual scholarship; fluid text; numerical anthology; book history
• Fakultät: Sprach- und Literaturwissenschaften
• Themengebiete: 200 Religion > 290 Andere Religionen ; 400 Sprache > 490 Andere Sprachen ; 800 Literatur > 890 Andere Literaturen
• ISBN: 978-90-04-73436-4
• Ort: Leiden
• Sprache: Englisch