Power, ethics, and ecology in Jewish late antiquity: rabbinic responses to drought and disaster

"Rabbinic tales of drought, disaster, and charismatic holy men illuminate critical questions about power, ethics, and ecology in Jewish late antiquity. Through a sustained reading of the Babylonian Talmud's tractate on fasts in response to drought, this book shows how Bavli Ta'anit ch...

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Auteur principal: Belser, Julia Watts 1978- (Auteur)
Type de support: Imprimé Livre
Langue:Anglais
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Publié: New York, NY Cambridge Univ. Press [2015]
Dans:Année: 2015
Recensions:Power, Ethics, and Ecology in Jewish Late Antiquity. Rabbinic Responses to Drought and Disaster (2017) (Hezser, Catherine, 1960 -)
Sujets / Chaînes de mots-clés standardisés:B Littérature rabbinique / Catastrophe (Motif)
Sujets non-standardisés:B Rain in rabbinical literature
B Rabbinical literature History and criticism
B Droughts in rabbinical literature
B Disasters in rabbinical literature