The Iranian Talmud : Reading the Bavli in Its Sasanian Context /

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This book reexamines the Babylonian Talmud - one of Judaism's most central texts - in the light of Persian literature and culture, providing an accessible overview to the vibrant world of pre-Islamic Iran that shaped the Bavli.

Bibliographic Details
Main Author: Secunda, Shai
Format: Electronic eBook
Language:Inglés
Published: Philadelphia : University of Pennsylvania Press, [2014]
Edition:First edition.
Series:Book collections on Project MUSE.
Subjects:
Talmud.
Talmud > Influence iranienne.
Talmud > Iranian influences.
Zoroastrianism.
Intellectual life.
RELIGION > Judaism > Talmud.
Sassanides > Vie intellectuelle.
Zoroastrisme.
Sassanids > Intellectual life.
Iran.
Iran > Intellectual life > To 640.
Electronic books.
Online Access:Texto completo
Description
Summary:This book reexamines the Babylonian Talmud - one of Judaism's most central texts - in the light of Persian literature and culture, providing an accessible overview to the vibrant world of pre-Islamic Iran that shaped the Bavli.
Physical Description:1 online resource (272 pages).
ISBN:9780812209044

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