Letters in the Dust: The Epigraphy and Archaeology of Medieval Jewish Cemeteries

L.V. Rutgers (Editor), O.P. Saar (Editor)

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Abstract

While there is plenty of recent scholarship on the history of the Jewish communities of medieval Europe, it is not always easy to access the ample inscriptional and archaeological remains these communities have left behind. Through a series of essays by leading researchers in the field, Letters in the Dust seeks to make the fascinating world of late antique and medieval Jewish epigraphy and archaeology accessible to the scholarly community at large. Containing essays that focus on late antique and medieval materials from Italy, Spain, France, Germany, and the British Isles, this collection celebrates the richness and cultural importance of Europe’s Jewish heritage in an attempt to open up this captivating field for further study.
Original languageEnglish
Place of PublicationLeuven
PublisherPeeters
Number of pages345
ISBN (Electronic)9789042947047
ISBN (Print)9789042947030
Publication statusPublished - 2023

Publication series

NameInterdisciplinary Studies in Ancient Culture and Religion
PublisherPeeters
Volume23

Keywords

  • Medieval cemeteries
  • Burial
  • Funerary culture
  • Epigraphy
  • Funerary inscriptions
  • Judaism
  • Jewish studies
  • Jewish history
  • Archaeology
  • Late Antiquity
  • Middle Ages

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