Talmudic text and iranian context: on the development of two talmudic narratives
The past few years have witnessed an expansion of the range of sources that Talmudists regularly employ in their research on the Bavli. Scholars now turn to Iranian epic and folk literature; to Zoroastrian, Manichaean, and Eastern Christian ritual and theological writings; to Sasanian civil law; and...
| Published in: | AJS review |
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| Subtitles: | Research Article |
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| Format: | Electronic Article |
| Language: | English |
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| Published: |
University of Pennsylvania Press
[2009]
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| In: |
AJS review
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| Standardized Subjects / Keyword chains: | B
Talmûd bavlî
/ Iranian studies
/ Literature
/ Zoroastrianism
/ Manichaeism
/ Iran (Antiquity)
/ Spring
/ Understanding
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| RelBib Classification: | BH Judaism |
| Further subjects: | B
Tales
B Blood stains B Menstruation B Zoroastrianism B Rabbis B Talmud B Narrators B Blood B Jewish Law |
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| Summary: | The past few years have witnessed an expansion of the range of sources that Talmudists regularly employ in their research on the Bavli. Scholars now turn to Iranian epic and folk literature; to Zoroastrian, Manichaean, and Eastern Christian ritual and theological writings; to Sasanian civil law; and to other nonrabbinic sources in an effort to broaden and deepen their understanding of the Bavli and its place in the “splendid confusion” that was Sasanian Mesopotamian society. As Yaakov Elman has pointed out, this research trend serves as a corrective for more than half a century of scholarly neglect, which was only encouraged by a dearth of critical editions of Middle Persian literature and more general studies of Sasanian culture and religions. Now, following a steady output of some long-anticipated editions, and, more significantly, as a result of recent collaboration between Talmudists and Iranists, the coming years hold great promise for a radically new understanding of the Bavli and its world. |
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| ISSN: | 1475-4541 |
| Contains: | Enthalten in: Association for Jewish Studies, AJS review
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| Persistent identifiers: | DOI: 10.1017/S0364009409000038 |