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Demonic desires : yetzer hara and the problem of evil in late antiquity /
This 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 Jewi...
| Clasificación: | Libro Electrónico |
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| Formato: | Electrónico eBook |
| Idioma: | Inglés |
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Philadelphia :
University of Pennsylvania Press,
©2011.
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| Edición: | 1st ed. |
| Colección: | Divinations.
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| Acceso en línea: | Texto completo |
| Sumario: | This 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. |
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| Notas: | OldControl:muse9780812204209. |
| Descripción Física: | 1 online resource (280 pages) |
| Bibliografía: | Includes bibliographical references and index. |
| ISBN: | 9780812204209 0812204204 |