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Deviancy in Early Rabbinic Literature: A Collection of Socio-Anthropological Essays

By Nissan Rubin , Simcha Fishbane

Book information

Publisher
Brill Academic Pub
Year
2007
ISBN
9004158332, 9789004158337
ISSN
1571-5000
Google Books ID
7bvtLLNnS9UC
Language
english
Format
PDF
Filesize
1 MB (1055306 bytes)
Series
The Brill Reference Library of Judaism 27
Pages
xii+234\247
Topic
Religion
Orientation
portrait
Paginated
yes
Scanned
no
Time added
2013-03-28 03:08:03

Description

"Deviancy in Early Rabbinic Literature" deals with the status of those groups and individuals who, for various reasons, appear to have no place in mainstream Rabbinic Jewish society, or may be perceived by that society as posing a threat to its norms and to its very existence. The book examines the thoughts and attitudes of the Rabbis set forth in various sections of the Mishnah, Tosefta and Talmud. Deviant groups studied include witches, prostitutes, Gentiles, bastards, Nazirites, soldiers, Kutites, the disabled and the menstruous woman. Social anthropological methodologies are used to provide a unique perspective on the implicit message of the redactors of these Rabbinic texts, and to make these important texts equally accessible to both scholars and laymen interested in acquiring a deeper understanding of these important issues.

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