Textual Mirrors : Reflexivity, Midrash, and the Rabbinic Self /
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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| Formato: | Electrónico eBook |
| Idioma: | Inglés |
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Philadelphia :
University of Pennsylvania Press,
2012.
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| Edición: | 1st ed. |
| Colección: | Book collections on Project MUSE.
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| 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.


