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Dear Friends, We are proud to make available to you this wonderful exhibition catalog from the Jewish Theological Seminary Library here in New York: Rustow, Marina and Sharon Liberman Mintz and Elka Deitsch. Curators: Scripture and Schism. Samaritan and Karaite Treasures from the Library of the Jewish Theological Seminary. An Exhibition December 14, 2000 - April 5, 2001. New York, Jewish Theological Seminary of America Library, 2000. Original Softcover. Oblong 8vo. 128 pages. Heavily illustrated (some color). 21 x 23 cm. Introduction: The Makings of a Jewish Schism -- THE SAMARITANS: I. From Scripture to Schism: Samaritan Origins -- II. Samaritan Customs and Ceremonies -- III. The Samaritan Renaissance of Late Antiquity and the Encounter with Rabbinic Judaism -- IV. Samaritan Responses to Arab and Islamic Culture. -- THE KARAITES -- Karaites in the Islamic world -- I. "Search Diligently in the Torah": Karaite Beginnings -- II, Intertwined Worlds: Karaite-Rabbanite Relations in the Genizah Communities -- II. Age of Polemics: Karaites Come under Rabbanite Fire -- IV. Egyptian Karaism The Move Northward: Karaism in Greek, Turkish, and Russian lands -- V. Byzantine and Ottoman Karaism: Compromise and Codification -- VI. Karaites and Krimchaks: The Crimean Communities -- VII. Troki, Lutsk, Halicz, and Kiev: The Eastern European Communities -- VIII. Under the Czars: The Karaites Become a People Apart -- IX. The Firkovich Controversies: Scholarship in the Service of Separatism. SUBJECT(S): Samaritans -- History -- Exhibitions. Samaritans - Bibliography Exhibitions. Karaites -- History -- Exhibitions. Karaites -- Bibliography -- Exhibitions. Includes bibliographical references (pages 127-128). New condition. (JTSAL-1). $25.00 The exhibition described in this book explored the works by and about the Samaritans and the Karaites, two ancient Jewish sects that claim to be the sole legitimate interpreters of the biblical religion. Both groups have survived into the modern period. The Samaritans claim to be descended from the tribes of the Northern Kingdom of Israel, who were not deported by the Assyrians in the eighth century. They do not consider themselves Jews. The Samaritans built their own sanctuary on Mt. Gerizim near Shechem (Nablus) in Samaria, where they still practice animal sacrifice once a year on Passover. Today they number roughly 600 souls, half under Israeli rule in Holon and the other half under Palestinian rule in their ancient center at Nablus. The Karaites are an offshoot of Judaism that arose in the eighth century CE in Iraq in opposition to the Talmud and other rabbinic additions to biblical law. They claimed that the true Jewish religion lay in direct interpretation of Scripture by qualified individuals. From Iraq, the sect spread to Palestine, Egypt, Byzantium, the Crimean peninsula, Poland, and Russia. Today there are Karaite communities in Russia, Lithuania, Turkey, Israel, Egypt and the US. Scripture and Schism brought together a fascinating exhibit of medieval manuscripts, early printed books, broadsides, and other works rarely seen on public display, including medieval letters from the Cairo Genizah. They are reproduced on high quality paper in this beautiful exhibition catalog. Additional information and images from the exhibit may be viewed online at http://www.jtsa.edu/prebuilt/exhib/scrips/index.shtml Please order your copy today! Best, Dan ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Dan Wyman Books LLC. www.DanWymanBooks.com 183 Ainslie St. Brooklyn, NY 11211 Catalogs Issued Browsing by Appointment d...@danwymanbooks.com v: 718.963.0410 We Find Good Homes For Nice Jewish Books <<< --- Messages and opinions expressed on Hasafran are those of the individual author and are not necessarily endorsed by the Association of Jewish Libraries (AJL) =========================================================== Submissions for Ha-Safran, send to: hasaf...@osu.edu SUBscribing, SIGNOFF commands send to: Listproc @ lists.acs.ohio-state.edu Questions, problems, complaints, compliments;-) send to: galron.1 @ osu.edu Ha-Safran Archives: Current: http://www.mail-archive.com/hasafran%40lists.acs.ohio-state.edu/maillist.html History: http://www.mail-archive.com/hasafran%40lists.acs.ohio-state.edu/history.html AJL HomePage http://www.JewishLibraries.org
