{"product_id":"demonic-desires-9780812243390","title":"Demonic Desires","description":"\u003cb\u003eBook Synopsis\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003eThis study examines the concept of yetzer hara, or evil inclination. Analyzing the some one hundred and fifty appearances of the yetzer in rabbinic literature, Rosen-Zvi contends that the term should not be read under the traditional rubric of sexual desire, but rather in the context of ancient Jewish demonology.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eTrade Review\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\"In addition to comprehensive analysis of the classical rabbinic literature on the evil yetzer, and the changing perceptions of it, Rosen-Zvi traces related developments in early Christian literature, especially within the trajectories of asceticism and monasticism of the Alexandrian tradition\" * \u003ci\u003eJewish Book World\u003c\/i\u003e *\u003cbr\u003e\"Rosen-Zvi's learned book opens up new vistas for the discussion of Jewish theological anthropology. His careful philological work traces the numerous connections between rabbinic and early Christian conceptions of human nature and sin. Ultimately, Rosen-Zvi emphatically endorses the view that the rabbinic conception of the human person is fundamentally optimistic.\" * \u003ci\u003eJewish Review of Books\u003c\/i\u003e *\u003cbr\u003e\"\u003ci\u003eDemonic Desires\u003c\/i\u003e analyzes a crucial element of late antique Jewish religious thought, the concept of the \u003ci\u003eyetzer hara\u003c\/i\u003e. Rosen-Zvi aims to correct misplaced assumptions about the yetzer, in terms of both anachronistic readings of the rabbinic tradition and misleading comparisons made between the yetzer and other aspects of late antique religious thought in the Hellenistic world. The book is a valuable contribution to an important area of study.\" * Columba Stewart, Saint John's School of Theology Seminary *\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eTable of Contents\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003eIntroduction. The Riddle, or: How Did the Evil \u003ci\u003eYetzer\u003c\/i\u003e Become a Mighty King?\u003cbr\u003e Chapter 1. \"The Torah Spoke Regarding the \u003ci\u003eYetzer\u003c\/i\u003e\": Tannaitic Literature\u003cbr\u003e Chapter 2. \u003ci\u003eYetzer\u003c\/i\u003e and Other Demons: Patristic Parallels\u003cbr\u003e Chapter 3. \u003ci\u003eYetzer\u003c\/i\u003e at Qumran: Proto-Rabbinic?\u003cbr\u003e Chapter 4. Coming of Age: Amoraic \u003ci\u003eYetzer\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e Chapter 5. Refuting the \u003ci\u003eYetzer\u003c\/i\u003e: The Limits of Rabbinic Discursive Worlds\u003cbr\u003e Chapter 6. Sexualizing the \u003ci\u003eYetzer\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e Chapter 7. Weak Like a Female, Strong Like a Male: \u003ci\u003eYetzer\u003c\/i\u003e and Gender\u003cbr\u003e Afterword: Toward a Genealogy of the Rabbinic Subject\u003cbr\u003e Notes\u003cbr\u003e Bibliography\u003cbr\u003e Index\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"University of Pennsylvania Press","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":48865980285271,"sku":"9780812243390","price":56.1,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0817\/1739\/5799\/files\/9780812243390.jpg?v=1722276481","url":"https:\/\/bookcurl.com\/products\/demonic-desires-9780812243390","provider":"Book Curl","version":"1.0","type":"link"}