Studies on Steinschneider : : Moritz Steinschneider and the emergence of the science of Judaism in nineteenth-century Germany / / edited by Reimund Leicht and Gad Freudenthal.

• Superior document: Studies in Jewish history and culture ; v. 33
• TeilnehmendeR: Leicht, Reimund.; Freudenthal, Gad.
• Place / Publishing House: Leiden ;, Boston : : Brill,, 2012.
• Year of Publication: 2012
• Language: English
• Series: Studies in Jewish History and Culture 33.
• Physical Description: 1 online resource (634 p.)
• Notes: "Most of the contributions included in this volume are expanded and revised versions of papers delivered at the conference: "Moritz Steinschneider (1816-1907) : bibliography and the study of cultural transfer. A Centennial Conference," held on 20-22 November 2007 at the Staatsbibliothek Preuischer Kulturbesitz in Berlin".

The present volume of studies on the life and work of Moritz (Moshe) Steinschneider (1816-1907) seeks to modify the traditional view of Steinschneider as a “mere bibliographer” by revealing other dimensions of his scientific personality. Together, the articles show that Steinschneider’s manifold scholarly activities were rooted in a well-defined scientific agenda, which modern readers do not easily recognize but which deserves to be recovered. This volume represents a first attempt to sketch Steinschneider’s intellectual biography and highlights the continued significance of his work for Jewish studies. It is an important contribution to our understanding of the project of nineteenth-century Wissenschaft des Judentums and its lasting impact on contemporary scholarly practice.

Table of Contents

Preliminary Material / Reimund Leicht and Gad Freudenthal -- A Jewish Scholar in Nineteenth-Century Europe Moritz Steinschneider: / Ismar Schorsch -- “Your Loving Uncle”: / Michael L. Miller -- Leopold Zunz and Moritz Steinschneider: / Céline Trautmann-Waller -- Moritz Steinschneider’s Notion of Encyclopedias / Arndt Engelhardt -- From Dialektik to Comparative Literature: / Irene E. Zwiep -- Moritz Steinschneider’s Concept of the History of Jewish Literature / Reimund Leicht -- Moritz Steinschneider and the Noble Dream of Objectivity / Nils Roemer -- The Aim and Structure of Steinschneider’s Die Hebraeischen Übersetzungen des Mittelalters. The Historiographic Underpinnings of a Masterpiece and Their Untoward Consequences / Gad Freudenthal -- Steinschneider and the Irrational: / Giulio Busi -- Steinschneider’s Interstitial Explanation of Magic / Giuseppe Veltri -- The Father of Hebrew Bibliography Moritz Steinschneider and the Discipline of ‘Hebrew Manuscripts Study’ / Judith Olszowy-Schlanger -- Moritz Steinschneider and the Leiden Manuscripts / Jan Just Witkam -- Creating a New Literary Genre: / Steven Harvey and Resianne Fontaine -- Steinschneider’s Manuscripts / Benjamin Richler -- Aron Freimann and the Development of Jewish Bibliography in Germany in the 20th Century / Rachel Heuberger -- A Living Citizen in a World of Dead Letters: / Avriel Bar-Levav -- The Study of Medieval Literature, Philosophy and Science Moritz Steinschneider and Karaite Studies / Daniel J. Lasker -- Moritz Steinschneider’s Contribution to Judaeo-Arabic Studies / Paul B. Fenton -- Steinschneider and Yiddish / Diana Matut -- Steinschneider and Italy / Asher Salah -- Mathematik bei den Juden, cent ans après / Tony Lévy -- Steinschneider as Historian / Norman Golb -- Moritz Steinschneider in Contemporary Research The Genesis of Die Hebraeischen Übersetzungen des Mittelalters / Charles H. Manekin -- Genizat Germania. A Projected Comprehensive Electronic Catalogue of Hebrew Fragments Extracted from Bindings of Books or Archival Files in German Libraries and Archives / Elisabeth Hollender and Andreas Lehnardt -- Documents and Texts Tracing Steinschneider in the Berlin Staatsbibliothek / Petra Figeac -- Der Aberglaube [1900] / Moritz Steinschneider -- Index / Reimund Leicht and Gad Freudenthal.