Rabbinic traditions between Palestine and Babylonia

Rabbinic traditions between Palestine and Babylonia / edited by Ronit Nikolsky and Tal Ilan.

"In this book various authors explore how rabbinic traditions that were formulated in the Land of Israel migrated to Jewish study houses in Babylonia. The authors demonstrate how the new location and the unique literary character of the Babylonian Talmud combine to create new and surprising tex...

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Other Authors: Nikolsky, Ronit (Editor), Ilan, Ṭal (Editor)
Format: eBook
Language:English
Published: Leiden ; Boston : Brill, 2014.
Series:Ancient Judaism and early Christianity ; v. 89.
Subjects:
Rabbinical literature > History and criticism.
RELIGION > Judaism > General.
Rabbinical literature
Criticism, interpretation, etc.
Online Access:Click for online access
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Summary:"In this book various authors explore how rabbinic traditions that were formulated in the Land of Israel migrated to Jewish study houses in Babylonia. The authors demonstrate how the new location and the unique literary character of the Babylonian Talmud combine to create new and surprising texts out of the old ones. Some authors concentrate on inner rabbinic social structures that influence the changes the traditions underwent. Others show the influence of the host culture on the metamorphosis of the traditions. The result is a complex study of cultural processes, as shaped by a unique historical moment"--
Physical Description:1 online resource (viii, 377 pages)
Bibliography:Includes bibliographical references and indexes.
ISBN:9789004277311
9004277315
9781306858205
1306858208
ISSN:1871-6636 ;
Language:English.
Source of Description, Etc. Note:Print version record.

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