Textual mirrors [[electronic resource] ] : reflexivity, Midrash, and the rabbinic self / / Dina Stein

• Record Nr.: UNINA9910452680503321
• Autore: Stein Dina
• Pubbl/distr/stampa: Philadelphia, : University of Pennsylvania Press, c2012
• ISBN: 1-283-89816-0; 0-8122-0694-0
• Edizione: [1st ed.]
• Descrizione fisica: 1 online resource (211 p.)
• Collana: Divinations : rereading late ancient religion
• Disciplina: 296.1/406
• Soggetti: Midrash; Rabbinical literature - History and criticism; Self-consciousness (Awareness) - Religious aspects - Judaism; Reflection (Philosophy) - Religious aspects - Judaism; Authority - Religious aspects - Judaism; Rabbis - Office; Electronic books.
• Lingua di pubblicazione: Inglese
• Formato: Materiale a stampa
• Livello bibliografico: Monografia
• Note generali: Bibliographic Level Mode of Issuance: Monograph
• Nota di bibliografia: Includes bibliographical references and index.
• Nota di contenuto: Frontmatter -- Contents -- Introduction -- Chapter 1. Simon the Just and the Nazirite: Reflections of (Im)Possible Selves -- Chapter 2. A King, a Queen, and the Discourse Between: The Riddle of Midrash -- Chapter 3. The Blind Eye of the Beholder: Tall Tales, Travelogues, and Midrash -- Chapter 4. Being There: Serah. bat Asher, Magical Language, and Rabbinic Textual Interpretation -- Chapter 5. A Maidservant and Her Master's Voice: From Narcissism to Mimicry -- Epilogue: Midrash, Ruins, and Self-Reflexivity -- Appendix: bBava Batra 73a-75b -- Notes -- Bibliography -- Index -- Acknowledgments
• Sommario/riassunto: As they were entering Egypt, Abram glimpsed Sarai's reflection in the Nile River. Though he had been married to her for years, this moment is positioned in a rabbinic narrative as a revelation. "Now I know you are a beautiful woman," he says; at that moment he also knows himself as a desiring subject, and knows too to become afraid for his own life due to the desiring gazes of others.There are few scenes in rabbinic literature that so explicitly stage a character's apprehension of his or ; her own or another's literal reflection. Still, Dina Stein argues, the association of knowledge and reflection operates as a central element in rabbinic texts. Midrash explicitly refers to other texts; biblical texts are both reconstructed and taken apart in exegesis, and midrashic narrators are situated liminally with respect to the tales they tell. This inherent structural quality underlies the propensity of rabbinic literature to reflect or refer to itself, and the "self" that is the object of reflection is not just the narrator of a tale but a larger rabbinic identity, a coherent if polyphonous entity that emerges from this body of texts.Textual Mirrors draws on literary theory, folklore studies, and semiotics to examine stories in which self-reflexivity operates particularly strongly to constitute rabbinic identity through the voices of Simon the Just and a handsome shepherd, the daughter of Asher, the Queen of Sheba, and an unnamed maidservant. In Stein's readings, these self-reflexive stories allow us to go through the looking glass: where the text comments upon itself, it both compromises the unity of its underlying principles-textual, religious, and ideological-and confirms it.

Inner-midrashic introductions and their influence on introductions to medieval rabbinic Bible commentaries [[electronic resource] /] / Michel G. Distefano

• Record Nr.: UNINA9910454055503321
• Autore: Distefano Michel G
• Pubbl/distr/stampa: Berlin ; ; New York, : Walter de Gruyter, c2009
• ISBN: 1-282-07343-5; 9786612073434; 3-11-021369-9
• Descrizione fisica: 1 online resource (243 p.)
• Collana: Studia Judaica, Forschungen zur Wissenschaft des Judentums ; ; Bd. XLVI
• Classificazione: BD 3640
• Disciplina: 296.1/406
• Soggetti: Midrash - History and criticism; Midrash - History and criticism - Theory, etc; Electronic books.
• Lingua di pubblicazione: Inglese
• Formato: Materiale a stampa
• Livello bibliografico: Monografia
• Note generali: Description based upon print version of record.
• Nota di bibliografia: Includes bibliographical references and index.
• Nota di contenuto: Frontmatter -- Contents -- 1. Introduction and Method of Study -- 2. The Inner‐Midrashic Introduction in Sifra on Leviticus -- 3. The Inner‐Midrashic Introduction in Leviticus Rabbah -- 4. The Inner‐Midrashic Introduction in Song of Songs Rabbah -- 5. The Inner‐Midrashic Introduction in Lamentations Rabbah -- 6. The Inner‐Midrashic Introduction in Midrash Psalms -- 7. The Inner‐Midrashic Introduction in Midrash Mishle -- 8. The Inner‐Midrashic Introduction: Formal and Thematic Dimensions -- 9. The Influence of the Inner‐Midrashic Introductions on Rashi's Introductions -- 10. The Influence of the Inner‐Midrashic Introductions on Ibn Ezra's Introductions -- 11. The Influence of the Inner‐Midrashic Introductions on Ibn Tibbon's Introduction to Ecclesiastes -- 12. The Influence of the Inner‐Midrashic Introductions on Radak's Introductions -- 13. The Influence of the Inner‐Midrashic Introductions on Ramban's Introductions -- 14. Conclusion -- Backmatter
• Sommario/riassunto: The opening sections of some exegetical Midrashim deal with the same type of material that is found in introductions to medieval rabbinic Bible commentaries. The application of Goldberg's form analysis to these sections reveals the new form "Inner-Midrashic Introduction" (IMI) as a thematic discourse on introductory issues to biblical books. By its very nature the IMI is embedded within the comments on the first biblical verse (1:1). Further analysis of medieval rabbinic Bible commentary introductions in terms of their formal, thematic, and material characteristics, reveals that a high degree of continuity exists between them and the IMIs, including another newly discovered form, the "Inner-Commentary Introduction". These new discoveries challenge the current view that traces the origin of Bible introduction in Judaism exclusively to non-Jewish models. They also point to another important link between the Midrashim and the commentaries, i.e., the decomposition of the functional form midrash in the new discoursive context of the commentaries. Finally, the form analysis demonstrates how larger discourses are formed in the exegetical Midrashim.

Sports Science Research and Technology Support : Third International Congress, icSPORTS 2015, Lisbon, Portugal, November 15-17, 2015, Revised Selected Papers / / edited by Jan Cabri, Pedro Pezarat Correia

• Record Nr.: UNINA9910255015703321
• Pubbl/distr/stampa: Cham : , : Springer International Publishing : , : Imprint : Springer, , 2016
• ISBN: 3-319-52770-3
• Edizione: [1st ed. 2016.]
• Descrizione fisica: 1 online resource (X, 143 p. 104 illus.)
• Collana: Communications in Computer and Information Science, , 1865-0937 ; ; 632
• Disciplina: 613.71
• Soggetti: Medical informatics; Image processing - Digital techniques; Computer vision; Computer networks; Sports medicine; Health Informatics; Computer Imaging, Vision, Pattern Recognition and Graphics; Computer Communication Networks; Sports Medicine
• Lingua di pubblicazione: Inglese
• Formato: Materiale a stampa
• Livello bibliografico: Monografia
• Nota di bibliografia: Includes bibliographical references and index.
• Nota di contenuto: Intro -- Preface -- Organization -- Contents -- Invited Paper -- How Sports Can Create New Knowledge at a Technical University that Claim not Doing Research in Sport Science? -- Abstract -- 1 Introduction -- 1.1 Sports? -- 1.2 Methodology -- 1.3 The Structure of the Paper -- 2 Sports Technology at Chalmers University of Technology -- 2.1 Why? Who? -- 2.2 What? -- 2.2.1 Workshops -- 2.2.2 Education -- 2.2.3 Dual Careers -- 2.2.4 Research Projects -- 2.2.5 Outreach Activities -- 2.3 Resulting Competitive Advantages -- 3 Examples of Results -- 3.1 Detection of Damage in Equine Hoofs -- 3.2 Injury Prevention -- 3.3 Real Time Motion Sensor for Swimming -- 3.4 Horse ECG -- 3.5 Heel and Trim of an Olympic Sailing Yacht -- 3.6 A Paper Boat -- 4 Starting in Three Sports and Moving on into Five Technology Platforms -- 5 The ; Unexpected -- 6 Concluding Remarks -- Acknowledgements -- References -- Papers -- Gait Asymmetry During a 5-Km Time Trial in Elite Runners: A Descriptive Study -- Abstract -- 1 Introduction -- 2 Methods -- 2.1 Subjects -- 2.2 Procedure -- 2.3 Data Collection -- 2.4 Data Analysis -- 2.5 Statistical Analysis -- 3 Results -- 4 Discussion -- 5 Conclusions -- Acknowledgement -- References -- Aerodynamical Resistance in Cycling on a Single Rider and on Two Drafting Riders: CFD Simulations, Validation and Comparison with Wind Tunnel Tests -- Abstract -- 1 Introduction -- 2 Experimental Setup -- 2.1 Mannequin Model -- 2.2 Cyclist -- 3 Numerical Setup -- 3.1 Computational Domain and Geometry -- 3.2 Mesh and Grid Sensitivity -- 3.3 Boundary Conditions -- 3.4 Solver Settings and Turbulence Modelling -- 4 Validation Process (Results and Discussion) -- 4.1 Mannequin Models -- 4.2 Cyclist -- 5 CFD Simulations on Two Drafting Cyclists -- 5.1 Description Setup -- 5.2 Results -- 6 Conclusion -- References.; Application of a Parallel Chain Platform to Provide Catching Practice in Cricket -- 1 Introduction -- 2 Current Catching Practice Methods -- 3 Design, Geometry and Inverse Kinematic Analysis of the Platform -- 3.1 Design -- 3.2 Inverse Kinematics of the Platform -- 4 Algorithm to Calculate the Velocity and Angle of Launch for the Ball -- 4.1 Terminology and Symbols -- 4.2 Computation of Ball Velocity and Angle of Launch for High Catches -- 4.3 Computation of Ball Velocity and Angle of Launch for Flat Catches -- 4.4 Computation of Ball Velocity and Angle of Launch for Reaction Catches -- 5 Velocity and Angle of Launch of the Ball Shot from Ball Shooting Machine -- 6 Orientation of the Platform -- 7 Simulation Results -- 8 Conclusion and Further Work -- References -- Design Optimization of the Landing Slope of a Ski Jumping Hill -- Abstract -- 1 Introduction -- 2 Flight Simulation -- 3 Objective Functions -- 3.1 Construction Cost -- 3.2 Safety Landing -- 3.3 Flight Distance -- 3.4 Standard Deviation in the Flight Distance Due to the Jumper's Skill Difference -- 4 Design Variables -- 5 Constraints -- 6 Optimization -- 7 Results and Discussions -- 8 Concluding Remarks -- Acknowledgements -- References -- Computer Supported Analysis of Thermal Comfort for Cycling Sport -- Abstract -- 1 Introduction -- 2 Materials and Methods -- 2.1 Research Design -- 2.2 Material -- 2.3 Methods -- 3 Results and Discussion -- 3.1 Analysis of the Venues for Cycling Sports in Rio de Janeiro 2016 Olympic Games -- 3.2 Analysis of Meteorological Conditions in Rio de Janeiro in August -- 3.3 Analysis of Thermal Comfort in Rio de Janeiro in August for the Athletes of Cycling Sports -- 4 Conclusions -- References.; Met-Ocean and Heeling Analysis During the Violent 21/22 October 2014 Storm Faced by the Sailboat ECO40 in the Gulf of Lion: Comparison Between Measured and Numerical Wind Data -- 1 Introduction and Aim of the Research -- 2 The ECO40's Route During the Gulf of Lion Event -- 3 Weather Analysis of the Gulf of Lion Storm -- 4 Description of the GPS Measurement System -- 4.1 GPS Data Processing for the Heeling Analysis -- 5 Wind Data Analysis -- 5.1 Aims of the Analysis -- 5.2 Position of the Anemometer -- 5.3 Wind Measurements Analysis -- 5.4 Comparison of Wind Measurements with Numerical Models Data -- 6 Wave Data Analysis -- 7 Concluding Remarks and Ongoing Research -- References -- Tactical Skills Training in Team Sports: Technological Supports for the 4P Strategy -- Abstract -- 1 Introduction -- 2 Tactical Skills in Team Sports: Advances from the NDM Perspective -- 2.1 Tactical Skills and Intuitive Decision-Making: The RPD Model -- 2.2 Tactical Skills and Coordinated Decision-Making: The TSA Model -- 3 Enhancing Intuitive and Coordinated Decision-Making: The 4P Strategy -- 3.1 Positioning the ; Training Device -- 3.2 Practicing SSPG -- 3.3 Picturing the Expected Configuration of Play -- 3.4 Post-analysing the Game -- 4 Technology Supports Within the 4P Strategy -- 4.1 The Potential of Technological Supports for Training Tactical Skills -- 4.2 Effect of Video Feedback on Intuitive Decision-Making -- 4.3 Video Feedbacks Vs Ideas Debate for Enhancing Coordination in Team? -- 5 Conclusions -- Acknowledgements -- References -- A Novel Approach to the Automatic Analysis of Tactics and Actions in Team Sports -- 1 Introduction -- 2 Related Work -- 3 Automatic Analysis of Events -- 3.1 Overview -- 3.2 Knowledge Base and Reasoning Engine -- 4 Results -- 5 Conclusions and Future Work -- References -- Author Index.
• Sommario/riassunto: This book contains extended and revised versions of selected papers from the Third International Congress on Sports Science Research and Technology Support, icSPORTS 2015, held in Lisbon, Portugal, in 2015. The 9 thoroughly revised and extended papers presented in this volume were carefully reviewed and selected from originally 93 submissions. The papers cover topics in the following main areas: signal processing and motor behavior; sports medicine and support technology; health, sports performance and support technology; and computer systems in sports. .