Staging Rachel: Rabbinic Midrash, Theatrical Mime, and Christian Martyrdom in Late Antiquity

Lamentations Rabbah Proem 24, a late ancient rabbinic midrash, is in many ways a unique text within the entire rabbinic corpus. It presents an extraordinary array of characters (including Abraham, Moses, the Torah, and even the alphabet) who are called upon to placate God, but fail. As their quest p...

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Authors: Hadjittofi, Fotini (Author) ; Sivan, Hagith 1949- (Author)
Format: Electronic Article
Language:English
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Published: Cambridge Univ. Press [2020]
In: Harvard theological review
Year: 2020, Volume: 113, Issue: 3, Pages: 299-333
Standardized Subjects / Keyword chains:B Midrash Rabbah. Klagelieder / Drama / Theater
IxTheo Classification:BH Judaism
Further subjects:B Mime
B Piyyuṭ
B Rachel Biblical matriarch
B Martyrdom
B Midrash
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