Letters in the Dust: The Epigraphy and Archaeology of Medieval Jewish Cemeteries

While There Is Plenty Of Recent Scholarship On The History Of The Jewish Communities Of Medieval Europe, It Is Not Always Easy To Access The Ample Inscriptional And Archaeological Remains These Communities Have Left Behind. Through A Series Of Essays By Leading Researchers In The Field, Letters In The Dust Seeks To Make The Fascinating World Of Late Antique And Medieval Jewish Epigraphy And Archaeology Accessible To The Scholarly Community At Large. Containing Essays That Focus On Late Antique And Medieval Materials From Italy, Spain, France, Germany, And The British Isles, This Collection Celebrates The Richness And Cultural Importance Of Europe's Jewish Heritage In An Attempt To Open Up This Captivating Field For Further Study I. Epigraphy -- Religious Identity In The Funerary Inscriptions Composed By Jews (and Christians) Between The Third And Seventh Centuries Ce In Rome And Southern Italy / Antonio Enrico Felle -- Remebering The Jewish Dead In Medieval Apulia And Basilicata / Linda Safran -- Cruel And Unusual: Atypical Demise In Jewish Funerary Inscriptions / Ortal-paz Saar -- The Medieval Jewish Cemeteries Of Sicily / Nicolò Bucaria -- Jewish Names And Locations In Medieval France: The Case Of Paris, Twelfth-fourteenth Centuries / Sonia Fellous -- Ii. Archaeology -- A Comparison Of Medieval Jewish And Christian Burial Practices In York, England / Jane Mccomish -- The Contemporary Interpretation Of The Medieval Jewish Cemetary In Toledo: The Archaeology Of A Forgotten Place / Arturo Ruiz Taboada -- The Archaeological Study Of Medieval Jewish Cemetaries: The State Of Research / Philippe Blanchard -- Archaeology And Jewish Cemeteries: Political And Religious Issues / Max Polonovski Edited By Leonard V. Rutgers And Ortal-paz Saar. Includes Bibliographical References (pages 311-340) And Indexes.