Space, Place, and the Race for Power: Rabbis, Demons, and the Construction of Babylonia

The late antique world was filled with demons. These demons were constantly present and always at the ready to attack unsuspecting humans. Like almost everyone else in late antiquity, the rabbis of Sasanian Babylonia were aware of demonic threats and took steps to protect themselves and their commun...

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Main Author: Ronis, Sara (Author)
Format: Electronic Article
Language:English
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Published: Cambridge Univ. Press [2017]
In: Harvard theological review
Year: 2017, Volume: 110, Issue: 4, Pages: 588-603
Standardized Subjects / Keyword chains:B Talmûd bavlî / Rabbi / Demon / Space / Power
IxTheo Classification:AD Sociology of religion; religious policy
BH Judaism
NBH Angelology; demonology
TD Late Antiquity
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