The Sin of Writing and the Rise of Modern Hebrew Literature

by Iris Parush

1. ​Introduction.- 2. Literacy: Theory, Methodology, Ethnography.- 3. Reading without Writing and the Myth of Universal Literacy in Nineteenth-Century Eastern European Jewish Society.- 4. The Primacy of Speech over Writing in Hasidic Society.- 5. The Primacy of Speech over Writing in Mintagdic Society.- 6. The Written Torah and the Oral Torah: Class, Gender, and the Cultural Images of the Corpora.- 7. Intentional Ignorance of the Hebrew Language.-...

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 3030818187
• ISBN13: 9783030818180
• Release Date: March 2022
• Publisher: Palgrave MacMillan
• Length: 407 Pages
• Weight: 1.45 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.9" x 5.8" x 8.3"