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The Mishnah : social perspectives / by Jacob Neusner.
LIBRA BM497.8 .N478385 1999
Available from offsite location
- Format:
- Book
- Author/Creator:
- Neusner, Jacob, 1932-2016
- Series:
- Handbuch der Orientalistik. Nahe und der Mittlere Osten ; Erste Abteilung, 46. Bd.
- Handbuch der Orientalistik. Erste Abteilung, Der Nahe und Mittlere Osten, 0169-9423 ; 46. Bd.
- Language:
- English
- Subjects (All):
- Mishnah--Criticism, interpretation, etc.
- Mishnah.
- Judaism--Essence, genius, nature.
- Judaism.
- Mishnah--Philosophy.
- Economics--Religious aspects--Judaism.
- Economics.
- Politics in rabbinical literature.
- Aristotle.
- Philosophy.
- Physical Description:
- xviii, 270 pages ; 25 cm.
- Place of Publication:
- Leiden ; Boston : Brill, 1999.
- Summary:
- The Mishnah provides a systematic basis for Jewish social order. The fundamental principles of its social theory are known to be coherent and harmonised. It is demonstrated here how its political and economic tenets recapitulate those of Aristotle.
- Notes:
- "... reprise of established research ..."--Pref.
- Includes bibliographical references and index.
- ISBN:
- 9004114912
- OCLC:
- 41355736
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