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Time and Life Cycle in Talmud and Midrash
Nissan Rubin
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Description for Time and Life Cycle in Talmud and Midrash
Focusing on the concept of time and the life cycle, this collection of articles examines Jewish life in the Talmudic period through the lens of Jewish law and custom of the time. The symbolic analysis supplies an additional dimension to these studies, enabling the reader to experience the cultural subtexts. Series: Judaism and Jewish Life. Num Pages: 236 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: HRJ; JH. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 242 x 167 x 20. Weight in Grams: 508.
Focusing on the concepts of time and the life cycle, this collection of articles examines Jewish life in the Talmudic period through the lens of Jewish law and custom of the time. The essays are the work of Nissan Rubin (one of them written in collaboration with Admiel Kosman) and come together to present the cultural perspective of the sages and scholars who produced the stepping-stones of Jewish life and custom. By using a structural approach, Rubin is able to identify processes of long-term change in a society that remains largely traditional and stable. Symbolic analysis supplies an additional dimension ... Read more
Focusing on the concepts of time and the life cycle, this collection of articles examines Jewish life in the Talmudic period through the lens of Jewish law and custom of the time. The essays are the work of Nissan Rubin (one of them written in collaboration with Admiel Kosman) and come together to present the cultural perspective of the sages and scholars who produced the stepping-stones of Jewish life and custom. By using a structural approach, Rubin is able to identify processes of long-term change in a society that remains largely traditional and stable. Symbolic analysis supplies an additional dimension ... Read more
Product Details
Publication date
2008
Publisher
Academic Studies Press United States
Number of pages
236
Condition
New
Series
Judaism and Jewish Life
Number of Pages
236
Format
Hardback
Place of Publication
Brighton, United States
ISBN
9781934843079
SKU
V9781934843079
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About Nissan Rubin
Nissan Rubin (Ph.D. - 1977, Bar-Ilan University) is Professor Emeritus, Department of Sociology and Anthropology, Bar-Ilan University. His published books include: The Beginning of Life: Rites of Birth, Circumcision and Redemption of the First-Born in the Talmud and Midrash (1995), Research Methods in Social Science - Strategy, Design and Measurement (1997); The Joy of Life: Rites of Betrothal ... Read more
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