Principles of Samaritan Halachah / / Mhanainn Bóid and Iain Ruairidh.

• Superior document: Studies in Judaism in Late Antiquity Series ; Volume 38
• VerfasserIn: Bóid, Mhanainn,; Ruairidh, Iain,
• TeilnehmendeR: Ruairidh, Iain,
• Place / Publishing House: Leiden, Netherlands : : E.J. Brill,, [1989]; ©1989
• Year of Publication: 1989
• Edition: First edition.
• Language: English
• Series: Studies in Judaism in late antiquity ; Volume 38.
• Physical Description: 1 online resource (xiv, 362 pages)

Table of Contents

Intro -- Title Page -- Copyright Page -- Table of Contents -- Foreword -- Abbreviations -- Conventions -- Introduction -- I. The Purpose of this Work -- II. The Present State of Knowledge -- III. The Method and Presentation -- IV. The Samaritan Texts Used -- V. The Manuscripts -- 1. Preamble -- 2. Manuscripts of the Ṭubâkh -- 3. Manuscripts of the Kâfi -- 4. Manuscripts of the Khilâf -- 5. Manuscripts of the Farâ'iḍ -- 6. Manuscripts of the Kâshif al-Ghayâhib on Leviticus -- 7. Manuscripts of the I‛tiqâdât -- 8. The Manuscript of the Sharḥ Sûrat al-Irbot -- 9. The Manuscript of the Collected Fatâwâ of Ya‛qûb bin Hârûn -- 10. Manuscripts of Abu 'l-Fatḥ's History -- 11. Manuscripts of the Arabic Translation of the Torah -- 12. The Manuscripts of the Catechism -- 13. The Manuscripts of the Answers to Gaster's Questionnaires -- VI. The Method of Editing the Texts -- VII. The Language of the Texts -- Critical Edition of the Halachic Treatises -- Editorial Symbols and Conventions -- Text 1: Kitâb aṭ-Ṭubâkh -- Text 2: Kitâb al-Kâfi -- Ch. XI -- Ch. III (extract) -- Ch. XIII (extract) -- Ch. XII -- Text 3: Kitâb al-Khilâf -- Ch. VI -- Additional passage from an appendix to ch. VI -- Text 4: Kitâb al-Farâ'iḍ, ch. LIV -- Text 5: Kashif al-Ghayâhib on Leviticus -- On Lv XV -- On Lv XII -- Text 6: Kitâb al-I‛tiqâdât, ch. VI -- Text 7: Sharḥ Sûrat al-Irbot (extract) -- Text 8: Marginal Notes (from the mss.) -- I The First Marginal Note on the Ṭubâkh -- II The Second Marginal Note on the Ṭubâkh -- III The First Marginal Note on the Kâfí -- IV The Second Marginal Note on the Kâfi -- V The Third Marginal Note on the Kâfi -- VI The Fourth Marginal Note on the Kâfi -- VII The First Marginal Note on the Khilâf -- VIII The Second Marginal Note on the Khilâf -- Translation and Commentary -- Abbreviations and Conventions -- Text 1: The Book of Insight.

Text 2: Kitâb al-Kâfi -- Ch. XI -- Ch. III (extract) -- Ch. XIII (extract) -- Ch. XII -- Text 3: The Book of Differences -- Ch. VI -- Additional passage from an appendix to ch. VI -- Text 4: The Book of Commandments, ch. LIV -- Text 5: Kâshif al-Ghayâhib on Leviticus -- On Lv XV -- On Lv XII -- Text 6: The Book of Principles, ch. VI -- Text 7: Extract from the Sharḥ Sûrat al-Irbot -- Text 8: Marginal Notes in the Mss -- I Note I on the Book of Insight -- II Note II on the Book of Insight -- III Note I on the Kâfi -- IV Note II on the Kâfi -- V Note III on the Kâfi -- VI Note IV on the Kâfi -- VII Note I on the Book of Differences -- VIII Note II on the Book of Differences -- Commentary -- Conclusions -- I. Summary of the Details and Principles of the Halachot -- 1. Preamble -- 2. The Intrinsic Uncleanness of Women -- 3. The Intrinsic Uncleanness of Men -- 4. Sexual Intercourse and Emission of Semen -- 5. The Uncleanness of Gentiles -- 6. Susceptibility to Uncleanness -- 7. The Transmission of Uncleanness -- 8. The Stages of Cleansing -- II. Observations and Theoretical Considerations -- 1. Preamble -- 2. Variation within the Samaritan Halachic System -- 3. The Relationship between Samaritan and Jewish Halachah -- 4. Summary -- 5. Historical Excursus -- 6. The Halachic Texts -- (a) The Relationship of the Texts to Each Other -- (b) Authority -- (c) Expected Readership and Purpose of the Texts -- Bibliography -- Indexes.