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In The Intellectual History and Rabbinic Culture of Medieval Ashkenaz , author Ephraim Kanarfogel challenges the dominant perception that medieval Ashkenazic rabbinic scholarship was lacking in intellectualism or broad scholarly interests. While cultural interaction between Jews and Christians in western Europe was less than that of Sephardic Jews, Kanarfogel's study shows that the intellectual interests of Ashkenazic rabbinic figures were much broader than Talmudic studies alone. Kanarfogel begins by highlighting several factors that have contributed to relatively narrow perceptions of Ashkenazic rabbinic culture and argues that the Tosafists, and Ashkenazic rabbinic scholarship more generally, advocated a wide definition of the truths that could be discovered through Torah study. He explores differences in talmudic and halakhic studies between the Tosafist centers of northern France and Germany, delves into aspects of biblical interpretation in each region, and identifies important Tosafists and rabbinic figures. Kanarfogel also examines the composition of liturgical poetry ( piyyut ) by Tosafists, interest in forms of (white) magic and mysticism on the part of a number of north

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Author

Ephraim Kanarfogel

Publisher

Wayne State University Press ; Eurospan [distributor

Published

2012

Language

EN

ISBN

9780814330241

Category

nonfiction

Subjects

Judaism, History, Religion