Jewish identity in early rabbinic writings /
Stern, Sacha.
Jewish identity in early rabbinic writings / by Sacha Stern. - 1 online resource (xxxix, 269 pages) - Arbeiten zur Geschichte des antiken Judentums und des Urchristentums, [Bd.] 23 0169-734X ; . - Arbeiten zur Geschichte des antiken Judentums und des Urchristentums 23. Ancient Judaism & Early Christianity Online, ISBN: 9789004365223. .
Rev. version of the author's thesis (D. Phil.)--Jews' College.
Includes bibliographical references (p. 260-266) and index.
Preliminary Material / ISRAEL AND THE NATIONS ASSUMPTIONS, IMAGES AND REPRESENTATIONS / IDENTITY, THE COMMANDMENTS, AND BODILY EXPERIENCE / ISRAEL IN SYMBOLIC IMAGERY / THE PEOPLE OF ISRAEL CENTRE AND PERIPHERY / THE PROTECTION OF JEWISH IDENTITY DISSOCIATION AND DISSIMILATION / BEING ISRAEL: SOLIPSISM, INTROVERSION AND TRANSCENDENCE / BIBLIOGRAPHY / INDEX / ARBEITEN ZUR GESCHICHTE DES ANTIKEN JUDENTUMS UNO DES URCHRISTENTUMS / Sacha Stern -- Sacha Stern -- Sacha Stern -- Sacha Stern -- Sacha Stern -- Sacha Stern -- Sacha Stern -- Sacha Stern -- Sacha Stern -- Sacha Stern.
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Jewish Identity in Early Rabbinic Writings is more than a question of legal status: it is the experience of being Jewish or of 'Jewishness' in all its social and cultural dimensions. This work describes this experience as it emerges in Talmudic and Midrashic sources. Besides the question of “who is a Jew?”, topics include the contrast between Israel and the non-Jews, the physical embodiment of Jewish identity, the 'boundaries' of Israel and resistance to assimilation. Jewish identity, it is argued, hinges essentially on the Divine commandments ( mitzvot ) and on Israel's perceived proximity with the Divine. Drawing on a variety of disciplines, including the theories of William James and Merleau-Ponty, this study raises important issues in anthropology, as well as accounting for central aspects of early rabbinic Judaism.
9789004332768
10.1163/9789004332768 DOI
94014802
Jews in rabbinical literature.
Jews--Identity.
Gentiles in rabbinical literature.
Rabbinical literature--History and criticism.
Judaism--Relations.
Gentiles in rabbinical literature.
Interfaith relations.
Jews--Identity.
Jews in rabbinical literature.
Judaism.
Rabbinical literature.
Criticism, interpretation, etc.
BM509.J48 / S73 1994
296.1/2
Jewish identity in early rabbinic writings / by Sacha Stern. - 1 online resource (xxxix, 269 pages) - Arbeiten zur Geschichte des antiken Judentums und des Urchristentums, [Bd.] 23 0169-734X ; . - Arbeiten zur Geschichte des antiken Judentums und des Urchristentums 23. Ancient Judaism & Early Christianity Online, ISBN: 9789004365223. .
Rev. version of the author's thesis (D. Phil.)--Jews' College.
Includes bibliographical references (p. 260-266) and index.
Preliminary Material / ISRAEL AND THE NATIONS ASSUMPTIONS, IMAGES AND REPRESENTATIONS / IDENTITY, THE COMMANDMENTS, AND BODILY EXPERIENCE / ISRAEL IN SYMBOLIC IMAGERY / THE PEOPLE OF ISRAEL CENTRE AND PERIPHERY / THE PROTECTION OF JEWISH IDENTITY DISSOCIATION AND DISSIMILATION / BEING ISRAEL: SOLIPSISM, INTROVERSION AND TRANSCENDENCE / BIBLIOGRAPHY / INDEX / ARBEITEN ZUR GESCHICHTE DES ANTIKEN JUDENTUMS UNO DES URCHRISTENTUMS / Sacha Stern -- Sacha Stern -- Sacha Stern -- Sacha Stern -- Sacha Stern -- Sacha Stern -- Sacha Stern -- Sacha Stern -- Sacha Stern -- Sacha Stern.
Available to subscribing member institutions only.
Jewish Identity in Early Rabbinic Writings is more than a question of legal status: it is the experience of being Jewish or of 'Jewishness' in all its social and cultural dimensions. This work describes this experience as it emerges in Talmudic and Midrashic sources. Besides the question of “who is a Jew?”, topics include the contrast between Israel and the non-Jews, the physical embodiment of Jewish identity, the 'boundaries' of Israel and resistance to assimilation. Jewish identity, it is argued, hinges essentially on the Divine commandments ( mitzvot ) and on Israel's perceived proximity with the Divine. Drawing on a variety of disciplines, including the theories of William James and Merleau-Ponty, this study raises important issues in anthropology, as well as accounting for central aspects of early rabbinic Judaism.
9789004332768
10.1163/9789004332768 DOI
94014802
Jews in rabbinical literature.
Jews--Identity.
Gentiles in rabbinical literature.
Rabbinical literature--History and criticism.
Judaism--Relations.
Gentiles in rabbinical literature.
Interfaith relations.
Jews--Identity.
Jews in rabbinical literature.
Judaism.
Rabbinical literature.
Criticism, interpretation, etc.
BM509.J48 / S73 1994
296.1/2