Studies in Rabbinic narratives / volume 1

"Rabbinic literature includes hundreds of stories and briefer narrative traditions. These narrative traditions often take the form of biographical anecdotes that recount a deed or event in the life of a rabbi. Modern scholars consider these narratives as didactic fictions-stories used to teach...

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Contributors: Rubenstein, Jeffrey L. 1964- (Editor)
Format: Print Book
Language:English
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Published: Providence, Rhode Island Brown Judaic Studies [2021]
In: Studies in Rabbinic narratives
Year: 2021
Reviews:[Rezension von: Studies in Rabbinic narratives. volume 1] (2022) (Garber, Zev, 1941 -)
[Rezension von: Studies in Rabbinic narratives. volume 1] (2023) (Kitsos, Michail)
Series/Journal:Brown judaic studies number 367
Standardized Subjects / Keyword chains:B Rabbinic literature / Narrative technique / Midrash / Mishnah / Talmud
Further subjects:B Rabbinical literature History and criticism
B Narration in rabbinical literature
B Conference program
Parallel Edition:Electronic
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Summary:"Rabbinic literature includes hundreds of stories and briefer narrative traditions. These narrative traditions often take the form of biographical anecdotes that recount a deed or event in the life of a rabbi. Modern scholars consider these narratives as didactic fictions-stories used to teach lessons, promote rabbinic values, and grapple with the tensions and conflicts of rabbinic life. Using methods drawn from literary and cultural theory, including feminist, structuralist, Marxist, and psychoanalytic methods, contributors analyze narratives from the Babylonian Talmud, midrash, Mishnah, and other rabbinic compilations to shed light on their meanings, functions and narrative art"--
ISBN:1951498798
Contains:: Studies in Rabbinic narratives