What the Rabbis Heard: Deafness in the Mishnah

This article examines deafness in Jewish antiquity as expressed in the Mishnah, the foundation document of rabbinic Judaism. Ancient Greek and Roman attitudes towards disability and deafness are surveyed in order to establish the context within which the Mishnah was formulated, and to assess whether...

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Main Author: Gracer, Bonnie L. (Author)
Format: Electronic Article
Language:English
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Published: Routledge 2007
In: Journal of religion, disability & health
Year: 2007, Volume: 10, Issue: 3/4, Pages: 85-99
Further subjects:B Disability
B Deafness
B Mishnah
B Ancient Greece and Rome
B Judaism
B Antiquity
B Halacha
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