Mira Balberg (Professor of History and Endowed Chair in Ancient Jew, Haim Weiss (Associate Pro Associate Professor of Hebrew Literature

Gebundenes Buch

When Near Becomes Far

Old Age in Rabbinic Literature

Beschreibung

When Near Becomes Far explores representations and depictions of old age in the rabbinic Jewish literature of late antiquity (150-600 CE). Each chapter focuses on a different aspect of aging in the rabbinic world: bodily appearance and sexuality, family relations, intellectual and cognitive prowess, honor and shame, and social roles and identity. The book shows that ancient rabbinic texts offer rich and moving observations on aging, many of which are still relevant today.

Autor

Mira Balberg is Professor of History and Endowed Chair in Ancient Jewish Civilization at the University of California, San Diego. She specializes in ancient Mediterranean Religions, with a focus on the emergence and development of Judaism in antiquity (200 BCE-500 CE). Haim Weiss is Associate Professor of Hebrew Literature at Ben Gurion University in Israel. He specializes in rabbinic literature, Midrash, and folklore, as well as in the relations between classical Jewish literature and modern Hebrew literature.

Produktdetails

• Verlag: Oxford University Press Inc
• Seitenzahl: 232
• Erscheinungstermin: 23. März 2021
• Englisch
• Abmessung: 239mm x 163mm x 25mm
• Gewicht: 490g
• ISBN-13: 9780197501481
• ISBN-10: 0197501486
• Artikelnr.: 60016691