Translating religion : linguistic analysis of Judeo-Arabic sacred texts from Egypt /

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Author / Creator:	Hary, Benjamin H.
Imprint:	Leiden ; Boston : Brill, 2009.
Description:	1 online resource (xxix, 360 pages) : illustrations
Language:	English
Series:	Études sur le judaïsme médiéval, 1568-5004 ; t. 38 Etudes sur le judaïsme médiéval ; t. 38.
Subject:	Judeo-Arabic language -- Dialects -- Egypt. Judeo-Arabic literature -- Egypt -- History and criticism. Jews -- Egypt -- Languages. Jews -- Languages. Judeo-Arabic language -- Dialects. Judeo-Arabic literature. Egypt. Electronic books. Criticism, interpretation, etc.
Format:	E-Resource Book
URL for this record:	http://pi.lib.uchicago.edu/1001/cat/bib/11206642

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ISBN:	9789047444374 904744437X 9789004173828 900417382X 1282603159 9781282603158
Notes:	Includes bibliographical references (pages 329-345) and index. Print version record.
Summary:	Studies the translation of Jews sacred texts, known as the shar, into Judeo-Arabic in Egypt in the 18th and 19th centuries. This book places Judeo-Arabic on the Jewish linguistic spectrum, traces its history, and offers insights to the spoken variety of Egyptian Judeo-Arabic, which set it apart from other Arabic dialects.
Other form:	Print version: Hary, Benjamin H. Translating religion. Leiden ; Boston : Brill, 2009 9789004173828
Standard no.:	9786612603150 10.1163/ej.9789004173828.i-360

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