{"product_id":"jewish-languages-from-a-to-z-9781138487284","title":"Jewish Languages from A to Z","description":"\u003cp\u003e • Author(s): Aaron D. Rubin | Lily Kahn\u003cbr\u003e • Publisher: Routledge\u003cbr\u003e • Publisher Imprint: Routledge\u003cbr\u003e • BISAC: African Languages (See Also Swahili)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003eJewish Languages from A to Z\u003c\/em\u003e provides an engaging and enjoyable overview of the rich variety of languages spoken and written by Jews over the past three thousand years. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThe book covers more than 50 different languages and language varieties. These include not only well-known Jewish languages like Hebrew, Yiddish, and Ladino, but also more exotic languages like Chinese, Esperanto, Malayalam, and Zulu, all of which have a fascinating Jewish story to be told. Each chapter presents the special features of the language variety in question, a discussion of the history of the associated Jewish community, and some examples of literature and other texts produced in it. The book thus takes readers on a stimulating voyage around the Jewish world, from ancient Babylonia to 21st-century New York, via such diverse locations as Tajikistan, South Africa, and the Caribbean. The chapters are accompanied by numerous full-colour photographs of the literary treasures produced by Jewish language-speaking communities, from ancient stone inscriptions to medieval illuminated manuscripts to contemporary novels and newspapers. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThis comprehensive survey of Jewish languages is designed to be accessible to all readers with an interest in languages or history, regardless of their background--no prior knowledge of linguistics or Jewish history is assumed.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Routledge","offers":[{"title":"Hardcover","offer_id":46931398230167,"sku":"9781138487284","price":13149.0,"currency_code":"INR","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0666\/3471\/1191\/files\/9781138487284.webp?v=1771613106","url":"https:\/\/atlanticbooks.com\/products\/jewish-languages-from-a-to-z-9781138487284","provider":"Atlantic Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}