Jews, Gentiles, and Other Animals - The Talmud After the Humanities

Informationen zum Autor Mira Beth Wasserman teaches rabbinic literature at Reconstructionist Rabbinical College. Klappentext In Jews, Gentiles, and Other Animals , Mira Beth Wasserman undertakes a close reading of Avoda Zara , arguably the Babylonian Talmud's most scandalous tractate. According to Wasserman, Avoda Zara is where this Talmud joins the humanities in questioning what it means to be a human. Zusammenfassung In Jews! Gentiles! and Other Animals! Mira Beth Wasserman undertakes a close reading of Avoda Zara! arguably the Babylonian Talmud's most scandalous tractate. According to Wasserman! Avoda Zara is where this Talmud joins the humanities in questioning what it means to be a human. Inhaltsverzeichnis A Note on Sources, Usage, and Transliteration Introduction Chapter 1. The Sense of a Beginning Chapter 2. Jews, Gentiles, and Other Animals Chapter 3. Leaky Vessels Chapter 4. Ethics and Objects Chapter 5. The Last Laugh Notes Index Acknowledgments

Dettagli sul prodotto

• Autori: Mira Wasserman, Mira Beth Wasserman
• Editore: University of pennsylvania pr
• Lingue: Inglese
• Formato: Copertina rigida
• Pubblicazione: 30.06.2017
• EAN: 9780812249200
• ISBN: 978-0-8122-4920-0
• Pagine: 328
• Serie: Divinations: Rereading Late Ancient Religion; Divinations: Rereading Late An; Divinations: Rereading Late Ancient Religion; Divinations: Rereading Late An
• Categoria: Scienze umane, arte, musica > Religione / teologia > Ebraismo