Time and the Life Cycle in Talmud and Midrash: Socio-anthropological Perspectives (Judaism and Jewish Life)

by NissanRubin (Author)

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  Hardcover
  2008

  $48.80

  Focusing 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 and come together to present the cultural perspective of the sages and scholars who produced the stepping-stones of Jewish life and custom.