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The Fourth volume of the series These Are The Names - Studies in Jewish Onomastics contains seven articles in English and five in Hebrew, a tribute to Ed Lawson: a list of his publications as well as the second part of Lawson's annotated bibliography of Jewish personal names with over 600 items. This anthology reflects the interdisciplinary nature and wide range of the subject matter, drawing upon Jewish history from antiquity to the modern age. The volume weaves together a rich tapestry of academic fields such as linguistics, historical geography, sociology of Jewish communities, Hebrew literature, halakhah and customs. This bilingual collection will appeal both to the scholar and to the layman.Demsky, A. is the author of 'These Are the Names : Studies in Jewish Onomastics', published 2003 under ISBN 9789652262677 and ISBN 9652262676.
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