Deviancy in Early Rabbinic Literature: A Collection of Socio-Anthropological Essays (The Brill Reference Library of Judaism)

Fishbane, Simcha

ISBN 10: 9004158332 / ISBN 13: 9789004158337

Edité par Brill Academic Pub, 2007

N° de réf. du vendeur mon0002411505

Synopsis :

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.

À propos de l?auteur: Simcha Fishbane, Ph.D. (1988) in Social Anthropology of Religion at Concordia University, Montreal, Canada, is Executive Assistant to the President of Touro College and Professor of Jewish Studies. He has published extensively on Jewish texts and their meaning. His publications include The Method and Meaning of the Mishnah Berurah (1991).

Détails bibliographiques

Titre : Deviancy in Early Rabbinic Literature: A ...
Éditeur : Brill Academic Pub
Date d'édition : 2007
Reliure : Hardcover
Etat : Fine