"That Old Man Shames Us": Aging, Liminality, and Antinomy in Rabbinic Literature
This article explores the literary trope of old age in rabbinic narratives, primarily in the Babylonian Talmud. We argue that rabbinic narratives construct old persons as liminal figures, occupying spaces between center and margins and between life and death, and that their liminality serves a subve...
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| Format: | Electronic Article |
| Language: | English |
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Mohr Siebeck
[2018]
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Jewish studies quarterly
Year: 2018, Volume: 25, Issue: 1, Pages: 17-41 |
| RelBib Classification: | AG Religious life; material religion BH Judaism |
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Liminality
B Narrative B Talmud B Old Age B Rabbinic Literature |
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