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Time and Life Cycle in Talmud and Midrash: Socio-Anthropological Perspectives (Judaism and Jewish Life)

By Nissan Rubin

Book information

Publisher
Academic Studies Press
Year
2008
ISBN
9781934843079
LCC
BM700 .R83 2008
Open Library ID
OL16727640M
Language
english
Format
PDF
Filesize
24 MB (24976013 bytes)
Series
Judaism and Jewish Life
Edition
First Edition
Pages
236\236
Orientation
yes
Scanned
yes
Time added
2012-03-09 12:00:00

Description

Focusing on the concepts of time and the life cycle, this collection of articles examines Jewish life in the Talmudic period through the lens of Jewish law and custom of the time. The essays are the work of Nissan Rubin (one of them written in collaboration with Admiel Kosman) and come together to present the cultural perspective of the sages and scholars who produced the stepping-stones of Jewish life and custom. By using a structural approach, Rubin is able to identify processes of long-term change in a society that remains largely traditional and stable. Symbolic analysis supplies an additional dimension to these studies, enabling the reader to experience the cultural subtexts.

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