Imaginary Space meets Actual Space in Thirteenth-Century Cologne: Eliezer Ben Joel and the Eruv

Abstract Eliezer Ben Joel ha-Levi’s Laws of Eruv, a crucial text in the medieval history of the eruv, redefines ancient definitions of space to fit that of a medieval town. It uses talmudic terminology to describe medieval reality; it reinterprets this terminology to fit this reality; and rules in a...

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Main Author: Perry, Micha J. (Author)
Format: Electronic Article
Language:English
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Published: Brill 2011
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Year: 2011, Volume: 5, Issue: 1, Pages: 26-36
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