A seven-headed demon in the house of study: understanding a rabbinic demon in light of Zoroastrian, christian, and babylonian textual traditions
This article examines a narrative about a seven-headed demon in Bavli Kiddushin 29b as an entry point into a much broader conversation about the Talmud's demonology. I first lay out the interpretive challenges of the story, then argue that B. Kiddushin's demonic discourse has more in commo...
| Subtitles: | Research Article |
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| Format: | Electronic Article |
| Language: | English |
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University of Pennsylvania Press
[2019]
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| In: |
AJS review
Year: 2019, Volume: 43, Issue: 1, Pages: 125-142 |
| Standardized Subjects / Keyword chains: | B
Demon
/ Demonology
/ Zoroastrianism
/ Christianity
/ Babylon
/ Text
/ Tradition
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| RelBib Classification: | BH Judaism NBH Angelology; demonology |
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