Textual mirrors : reflexivity, Midrash, and the rabbinic self /

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In Textual Mirrors, Dina Stein draws on literary theory, folklore studies, and semiotics to closely examine midrashic tales in which self-reflexivity operates as a central element. Within these texts, rabbinic discourse itself becomes the object of reflection, both complicating and confirming its re...

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Detalles Bibliográficos
Clasificación:Libro Electrónico
Autor principal: Stein, Dina
Formato: Electrónico eBook
Idioma:Inglés
Publicado: Philadelphia : University of Pennsylvania Press, ©2012.
Edición:1st ed.
Colección:Divinations.
Temas:
Midrash.
Rabbinical literature > History and criticism.
Self-consciousness (Awareness) > Religious aspects > Judaism.
Reflection (Philosophy) > Religious aspects > Judaism.
Authority > Religious aspects > Judaism.
Rabbis > Office.
Littérature rabbinique > Histoire et critique.
Conscience de soi > Aspect religieux > Judaïsme.
Autorité > Aspect religieux > Judaïsme.
Rabbins > Fonction.
RELIGION > Judaism > History.
Self-consciousness (Awareness) > Religious aspects > Judaism
Authority > Religious aspects > Judaism
Rabbinical literature
Rabbis > Office
Cultural Studies.
Jewish Studies.
Literature.
Religion.
Religious Studies.
Criticism, interpretation, etc.
Acceso en línea:Texto completo
Tabla de Contenidos:
  • Frontmatter
  • Contents
  • Introduction
  • Chapter 1. Simon the Just and the Nazirite: Reflections of (Im)Possible Selves
  • Chapter 2. A King, a Queen, and the Discourse Between: The Riddle of Midrash
  • Chapter 3. The Blind Eye of the Beholder: Tall Tales, Travelogues, and Midrash
  • Chapter 4. Being There: Serah. bat Asher, Magical Language, and Rabbinic Textual Interpretation
  • Chapter 5. A Maidservant and Her Master's Voice: From Narcissism to Mimicry
  • Epilogue: Midrash, Ruins, and Self-Reflexivity
  • Appendix: bBava Batra 73a-75b
  • Notes
  • Bibliography
  • Index
  • Acknowledgments.

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