Talya Fishman explores the impact of the textualization process in medieval Europe on the Babylonian Talmud's roles within Jewish culture.

Introduction
Chapter 1. The Place of Oral Matters in Geonic Culture
Chapter 2. Oral Matters among Jews of Qayrawan and al-Andalus: Framing Sefarad
Chapter 3. Framing Ashkenaz: Cultural Landmarks of Medieval Northern European Societies
Chapter 4. Textualization of North European Rabbinic Culture: The Changing Role of Talmud
Chapter 5. Medieval Responses to the Textualization of Rabbinic Culture
Chapter 6. Rhineland Pietism and the Textualization of Rabbinic Culture in Medieval Northern Europe
Epilogue
Glossary
Abbreviations
Notes
Bibliography
Index
Acknowledgments

Talya Fishman is Associate Professor of Near Eastern Languages and Civilizations at the University of Pennsylvania. She is the author of Shaking the Pillars of Exile: "Voice of a Fool," an Early Modern Jewish Critique of Rabbinic Culture.