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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Tipo di documento: | Stampa Libro |
Lingua: | Inglese |
Servizio "Subito": | Ordinare ora. |
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Fernleihe: | Fernleihe für die Fachinformationsdienste |
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New York, NY
Cambridge Univ. Press
[2015]
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In: | Anno: 2015 |
Recensioni: | Power, Ethics, and Ecology in Jewish Late Antiquity. Rabbinic Responses to Drought and Disaster (2017) (Hezser, Catherine, 1960 -)
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(sequenze di) soggetti normati: | B
Letteratura rabbinica
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Altre parole chiave: | B
Rain in rabbinical literature
B Rabbinical literature History and criticism B Droughts in rabbinical literature B Disasters in rabbinical literature |