The Haggadah of the Kaifeng Jews of China /

The Haggadah of the Kaifeng Jews of China /

This comprehensive, textual treatment of the Kaifeng Passover Rite is a significant contribution to the ongoing discussion of the community's origins in particular and to comparative Jewish liturgy in general. The book includes a facsimile of one manuscript and a sample of the other, the full t...

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Main Author: Wong, Fook-Kong.

Other Authors: Yasharpour, Dalia.

Format: eBook

Language: English
Judeo-Persian
Aramaic
Hebrew

Published: Leiden ; Boston : Brill, 2011.

Series: The Brill Reference Library of Judaism 32.
Biblical Studies, Ancient Near East and Early Christianity E-Books Online, Collection 2012, ISBN: 9789004223226.

Subjects:

Haggadah (Kaifeng Shi, China)
Haggadot > Texts.
Seder > Liturgy > Texts.
Judaism > China > Kaifeng Shi > Liturgy > Texts.
Jews > China > Kaifeng Shi > History.
Jews > China > Kaifeng Shi > Intellectual life.

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Call Number: BM674.79 .W66 2011

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Summary:This comprehensive, textual treatment of the Kaifeng Passover Rite is a significant contribution to the ongoing discussion of the community's origins in particular and to comparative Jewish liturgy in general. The book includes a facsimile of one manuscript and a sample of the other, the full text of the Hebrew/Aramaic and Judeo-Persian Haggadah in Hebrew characters, as well as an English translation. Following a review of the community's history, sources for study, and related scholarly work conducted to date, the languages used in the Haggadah and their backgrounds are discussed in detail. Analysis of the order of the service allows for comparison of the Kaifeng Jewish community's recitation of the Passover liturgy, performance of ritual, and consumption of ceremonial food to other communities in the Jewish Diaspora. The various parts and chapters of the book, including its extensive and meticulous annotations and bibliographical references, provide much fresh and useful material for scholars and readers interested in pre-modern Jewish, Judeo-Persian and Chinese literary traditions and cultures. David Yeroushalmi, Tel Aviv University, 2015
Item Description:Includes full text of the Hebrew/Aramaic and Judeo-Persian Haggadah in Hebrew characters, with English translation and commentary.
Physical Description:1 online resource (viii, 216 pages) : illustrations.
Bibliography:Includes bibliographical references and index.
ISBN:9789004208100
ISSN:1571-5000 ;
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