Fractured Tablets : Forgetfulness and Fallibility in Late Ancient Rabbinic Culture

Fractured Tablets Forgetfulness and Fallibility in Late Ancient Rabbinic Culture

A free ebook version of this title is available through Luminos, University of California Press’s Open Access publishing program. Visit www.luminosoa.org to learn more. This book examines the significant role that memory failures play in early rabbinic literature. The rabbis who shaped Judaism in la...

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Bibliographic Details
Main Author: Balberg, Mira, author (author)
Format: eBook
Language:Inglés
Published: Berkeley, CA : University of California Press [2023]
Edition:1st ed
Subjects:
Memory > Religious aspects > Judaism.
Rabbinical literature > Criticism and interpretation.
RELIGION / Judaism / History.
See on Biblioteca Universitat Ramon Llull:https://discovery.url.edu/permalink/34CSUC_URL/1im36ta/alma991009728339406719
Table of Contents:
  • Frontmatter
  • Contents
  • Acknowledgments
  • Introduction
  • 1 Memory and Doubt
  • 2 Remembering Forgetfulness
  • 3 Partial Eclipse of the Mind
  • 4 Rituals of Recollection
  • 5 When Teachings Fly Away
  • 6 Bad Tidings, Good Tidings
  • Conclusion: What Moses Forgot
  • Bibliography
  • Subject Index
  • Source Index

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