The return of the absent father: a new reading of a chain of stories from the Babylonian Talmud
"The Return of the Absent Father offers a new reading of a chain of seven stories from tractate Ketubot in the Babylonian Talmud, in which sages abandon their homes, wives, and families and go away to the study house for long periods. Earlier interpretations have emphasized the tension between...
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| Format: | Print Book |
| Language: | English |
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Philadelphia
University of Pennsylvania Press
[2022]
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| In: | Year: 2022 |
| Edition: | 1st edition |
| Series/Journal: | Divinations: rereading late ancient religion
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| Standardized Subjects / Keyword chains: | B
Talmûd bavlî. Ketubbot
/ Father
/ Child
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| Further subjects: | B
Talmud. Ketubbot V
Criticism, Narrative
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| Summary: | "The Return of the Absent Father offers a new reading of a chain of seven stories from tractate Ketubot in the Babylonian Talmud, in which sages abandon their homes, wives, and families and go away to the study house for long periods. Earlier interpretations have emphasized the tension between conjugal and scholarly desire as the key driving force in these stories. Haim Weiss and Shira Stav here reveal an additional layer of meaning to the father figure's role within the family structure. By shifting the spotlight from the couple to the drama of the father's relationship with his sons and daughters, they present a more complex tension between mundane domesticity and the sphere of spiritual learning represented by the study house"-- Provided by publisher |
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| Item Description: | Originally published as: Shuvo shel ha-av ha-neʻedar : ḳeriʼah meḥudeshet be-sidrat sipurim min ha-Talmud ha-Bavli (Bialik Institute, Jerusalem, 2018) Includes bibliographical references and index |
| ISBN: | 0812253639 |