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Demonic Desires: "Yetzer Hara" and the Problem of Evil in Late Antiquity

By Ishay Rosen-Zvi

Book information

Publisher
University of Pennsylvania Press
Year
2011
ISBN
9780812204209
DOI
10.9783/9780812204209
Language
english
Format
PDF
Filesize
1 MB (1572780 bytes)
Pages
264\264
Library
degruyter.com
Time added
2023-08-26 20:54:48

Description

This study examines the concept of yetzer hara, or evil inclination. Analyzing the some one hundred and fifty appearances of the yetzer in rabbinic literature, Rosen-Zvi contends that the term should not be read under the traditional rubric of sexual desire, but rather in the context of ancient Jewish demonology. This study examines the concept of yetzer hara, or evil inclination. Analyzing the some one hundred and fifty appearances of the yetzer in rabbinic literature, Rosen-Zvi contends that the term should not be read under the traditional rubric of sexual desire, but rather in the context of ancient Jewish demonology.

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