The rotulus fragments of Pirqa de-Rabbenu ha-Qadosh in the Cairo Geniza

Busa, Anna (2021): The rotulus fragments of Pirqa de-Rabbenu ha-Qadosh in the Cairo Geniza. In: Henoch, Vol. 43, No. 1: pp. 31-47

Abstract

Pirqa de-Rabbenu ha-Qadosh – a widely-disseminated Jewish anthology – was discovered in five rotulus fragments from the Cairo Genizah. In this article, the Genizah fragments of this popular Jewish anthology are compared to similar texts from Christian and Muslim contexts. In order to detect the specific use and function of Pirqa de-Rabbenu ha-Qadosh we compare these fragments to their Christian and Muslim counterparts as they share numerous similarities which allow to make sense of this complex Jewish text corpus.

• Item Type: Journal article
• Keywords: rotulus; Cairo Genizah; numerical anthology; medieval book culture
• Faculties: Cultural Studies > Department of Ancient and Modern Cultures > Institute for Near and Middle Eastern Studies > Jewish studies
• Subjects: 800 Literature > 890 Other literatures
• ISSN: 0393-6805
• Language: English