{"product_id":"time-and-life-cycle-in-talmud-and-midrash-socio-anthropological-perspectives-9781934843079","title":"Time and Life Cycle in Talmud and Midrash:","description":"\u003cb\u003eBook Synopsis\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003eFocusing on the concepts of time and the life cycle, this collection of articles examines Jewish life in the Talmudic period through the lens of Jewish law and custom of the time. The essays are the work of Nissan Rubin (one of them written in collaboration with Admiel Kosman) and come together to present the cultural perspective of the sages and scholars who produced the stepping-stones of Jewish life and custom. By using a structural approach, Rubin is able to identify processes of long-term change in a society that remains largely traditional and stable. Symbolic analysis supplies an additional dimension to these studies, enabling the reader to experience the cultural subtexts.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eTable of Contents\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003ePreface and Acknowledgement ... viiPart One. INTRODUCTIONChapter 1. The Sociology and Anthropology of Talmudic Texts ... 3Part Two. TIMEChapter 2. The Clothing of the Primordial Adam as a Symbol ofApocalyptic Time in the Midrashic Sources ... 29Part Three. BIRTH AND MARRIAGEChapter 3. Brit Milah: A study of Change in Custom ... 51Chapter 4. Coping with the Value of the Pidyon Ha'ben Payment inRabbinic Literature: An Example of a Social Change Process ... 65Chapter 5. Birth and Marriage Rituals: Women's Status in a CriticalReading of the Texts ... 90Part Four. DEATHChapter 6. The Sages' Conception of the Body and Soul... 125Chapter 7. From Corpse to Corpus: The Body as a Text inTalmudic Literature ... 166Chapter 8. Birkat Avelim--The Blessing of Mourners:Ritual Aspects of Social Change ... 177Bibliography ... 193Index ... 210","brand":"Academic Studies Press","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":51360268878167,"sku":"9781934843079","price":42.49,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0817\/1739\/5799\/files\/9781934843079.jpg?v=1754127174","url":"https:\/\/bookcurl.com\/products\/time-and-life-cycle-in-talmud-and-midrash-socio-anthropological-perspectives-9781934843079","provider":"Book Curl","version":"1.0","type":"link"}