Nimrod Baratz
Biographic Data
| ID | 1177975 |
|---|---|
| NAME | Nimrod Baratz |
| GIVEN NAMES | Nimrod |
| FAMILY NAME | Baratz |
| SIGNATURE | BARATZ N |
| AFFILIATIONS | Leipzig University |
| VERIFIED | No |
| TOTAL WORKS | 1 |
| TOTAL CITATIONS | 0 |
| WORKS AS AUTHOR | 1 |
| WORKS AS EDITOR | 0 |
| FIRST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2024 |
| LATEST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2024 |
| H-INDEX | 0 |
Written upon the Stones
This paper examines legends on the origins (aetiologies) of places and placenames in Benjamin of Tudela's travel account. Origin stories are prevalent in medieval travelogues, but Hebrew travel accounts employ a unique form that is embedded in placenames. Midrash Shem (מדרש שם), as this form is known in Jewish tradition, is the homiletical interpretation of names, typically characterized in some measure by wordplay. I suggest that these legends a…
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Written upon the Stones
This paper examines legends on the origins (aetiologies) of places and placenames in Benjamin of Tudela's travel account. Origin stories are prevalent in medieval travelogues, but Hebrew travel accounts employ a unique form that is embedded in placenames. Midrash Shem (מדרש שם), as this form is known in Jewish tradition, is the homiletical interpretation of names, typically characterized in some measure by wordplay. I suggest that these legends a…
Archaeology and Historical Studies (1 work) · Art (1 work) · Biblical Studies and Interpretation (1 work) · Cyclops (1 work) · Geology (1 work) · Medieval and Classical Philosophy (1 work) · Oceanography (1 work)