Power, ethics, and ecology in Jewish late antiquity : rabbinic responses to drought and disaster

Power, ethics, and ecology in Jewish late antiquity : rabbinic responses to drought and disaster / Julia Watts Belser.

"Rabbinic tales of drought, disaster, and charismatic holy men illuminate critical questions about power, ethics, and ecology in Jewish late antiquity. Through a sustained reading of the Babylonian Talmud's tractate on fasts in response to drought, this book shows how Bavli Ta'anit ch...

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Main Author: Belser, Julia Watts, 1978- (Author)
Format: Book
Language:English
Published: Cambridge : Cambridge University Press, 2020.
Subjects:
Droughts in rabbinical literature.
Rain in rabbinical literature.
Disasters in rabbinical literature.
Rabbinical literature > History and criticism.
Rabbinical literature.
Criticism, interpretation, etc.
Table of Contents:
  • Covenantal ecology and the discourse of natural signs
  • Discerning Divine Favor: The Art of Interpretation and the Ambiguity of Natural Signs
  • Merit in the Midst of Danger: Falling Walls, Faltering Houses, and the Power of Performative Perception
  • Charisma and Ritual Fasting for the Sake of Rain: Parrhesia, Penitence, and Intimacy before God
  • Confusing the Fathers: Charisma and the Limits of Human Power
  • Hiddenness and Holiness: Gender, Class, Concealment, and the Critique of Rabbinic Status-Seeking
  • Conclusion: Power and Perception in Bavli Ta'anit.

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