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- Tales of the Neighborhood: Jewish Narrative Dialogues in Late Antiquity
- Book
- 2003
- Published by: University of California Press
- Series: Taubman Lectures in Jewish Studies
summary
In this lively and intellectually engaging book, Galit Hasan-Rokem shows that religion is shaped not only in the halls of theological disputation and institutions of divine study, but also in ordinary events of everyday life. Common aspects of human relations offer a major source for the symbols of religious texts and rituals of late antique Judaism as well as its partner in narrative dialogues, early Christianity, Hasan-Rokem argues. Focusing on the "neighborhood" of the Galilee that is the birthplace of many major religious and cultural developments, this book brings to life the riddles, parables, and folktales passed down in Rabbinic stories from the first half of the first millennium of the Common Era.
Table of Contents
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- Title Page, Copyright, Dedication
- pp. iii-v
- 5. Between Us: A Conclusion
- pp. 138-144
- Index of Ancient Sources and Authors
- pp. 191-194
- General Index
- pp. 195-203
- Index of Modern Authors
- pp. 205-208
Additional Information
ISBN
9780520928947
Related ISBN(s)
9780520234536
MARC Record
OCLC
52842720
Pages
221
Launched on MUSE
2014-01-01
Language
English
Open Access
No