RT Article
T1 Orality, narrative, rhetoric: new directions in Mishnah research
JF AJS review
VO 32
IS 2
SP 235
OP 249
A1 Rozen-Tsevi, Yishai 1971-
LA English
PB University of Pennsylvania Press
YR 2008
UL https://ixtheo.de/Record/1650551223
AB The appearance in recent years of an impressive series of books, articles, and mainly dissertations on various aspects of the Mishnah collectively signifies something greater than the sum of its parts. These works herald the emergence of a new wave of Mishnah research. While differing significantly in their themes and methods, all the works discussed here share some basic methodological assumptions that are not shared by more “traditional” studies. Among these are a holistic attitude to the Mishnah as a composition; interest in questions of variegation of genre and style (narratives, rituals, lists, etc.); sensitivity to literary devices and techniques; and the use of new interpretive paradigms from rhetoric, cultural, and performative studies.
K1 Talmud
K1 Religious rituals
K1 Orality
K1 Jewish rituals
K1 Written narratives
K1 Funerary rituals
K1 Folk literature
K1 Classical literature
DO 10.1017/S036400940800010X