The performative speech act in Jewish law: interpersonal vs. human-divine speech
This article investigates the binding power of the spoken word in interpersonal relationships and compares it to that in the human-divine relationship, according to Jewish law. I focus in particular on the area of proprietary rights. Does the spoken word have any binding authority in halakhah ? Can...
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Format: | Print Article |
Language: | English |
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Hebrew Union College annual / Jewish Institute of Religion
Year: 2013, Volume: 84/85, Pages: 173-206 |
Standardized Subjects / Keyword chains: | B
Performative utterance
/ Speech act
/ Jewish law
/ Interpersonal relationship
/ Human being
/ God
/ Relationship
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RelBib Classification: | BH Judaism |
Parallel Edition: | Electronic
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