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Record Nr.

UNINA9910784190803321

Autore

Kovelʹman A. B

Titolo

Between Alexandria and Jerusalem [[electronic resource] ] : the dynamic of Jewish and Hellenistic culture / / by Arkady Kovelman

Pubbl/distr/stampa

Leiden ; ; Boston, : Brill, 2005

ISBN

1-280-86813-9

9786610868131

1-4294-5311-7

1-4337-0495-1

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (191 p.)

Collana

The Brill reference library of Judaism, , 1571-5000 ; ; v. 21

Disciplina

303.48/233032

Soggetti

Jews - History - 586 B.C.-70 A.D

Jews - History - 70-638

Jews - Civilization - Greek influences

Hellenism

Rabbinical literature - History and criticism

Jews - Rome - Civilization

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 (p. [155]-165) and index.

Nota di contenuto

A quest for historicism and the rhetoric of petitions -- Laughter, fantasy, and eroticism : from the scroll of Esther to Esther Midrash -- Exegesis and midrash -- Typology and pesher in the "Letter of Aristeas" -- The sages and the crowd : society behind the culture.

Sommario/riassunto

The book exhibits the dynamics of Jewish culture from Alexandrian exegesis to the Talmud in the framework of literary revolutions. These revolutions followed the crisis of tradition and the appearance of 'mass society' in Late Antiquity.