Stories of the law: narrative discourse and the construction of authority in the Mishnah
Introduction -- Pt. I. Narrativity in the Mishnah -- Stories, narratives, and narrativity -- A typology of Mishnaic forms -- Mishnaic topography -- The Mishnah in comparative context -- Pt. II. The Mishnaic story -- Transmission, redaction, and rhetoric -- Exempla: who is a rabbi? -- Case stories: r...
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| Format: | Print Book |
| Language: | English Hebrew |
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New York, NY [u.a.]
Oxford University Press
c 2012
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| In: | Year: 2012 |
| Reviews: | Simon-Shoshan, Moshe, Stories of the law (2013) (Morgenstern, Matthias, 1959 -)
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| Standardized Subjects / Keyword chains: | B
Mishnah
/ Narrative (Grammar)
B Rabbinic literature / Textual criticism |
| Further subjects: | B
Jewish law in literature
B Mishnah Criticism, Narrative B Narration in rabbinical literature |
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| Summary: | Introduction -- Pt. I. Narrativity in the Mishnah -- Stories, narratives, and narrativity -- A typology of Mishnaic forms -- Mishnaic topography -- The Mishnah in comparative context -- Pt. II. The Mishnaic story -- Transmission, redaction, and rhetoric -- Exempla: who is a rabbi? -- Case stories: repetition and renewal -- Etiological stories: original nightmares -- Conclusion. |
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| Item Description: | Includes bibliographical references and indexes. - English with passages in Hebrew and English translations |
| ISBN: | 0199773734 |