Sorrow and distress in the Talmud / Shulamit Valler ; translated from Hebrew by Sharon Blass.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Ṿaler, Shulamit.

Contributor:

Blass, Sharon.

Series:

Judaism and Jewish life.

Judaism and Jewish life

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Sadness--Religious aspects--Judaism.

Sadness.

Distress (Psychology)--Religious aspects--Judaism.

Distress (Psychology).

Grief--Religious aspects--Judaism.

Grief.

Talmud--Criticism, interpretation, etc.

Talmud.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (320 p.)

Edition:

1st ed.

Place of Publication:

Boston : Academic Studies Press, 2011.

Language Note:

English

Summary:

Both the Babylonian Talmud and the Jerusalem Talmud depict a wide range of sorrowful situations tied to every level of society and to the complexities of human behavior and the human condition. The causes and expressions of sorrow amongst the Sages, however, are different from their counterparts amongst common people or women, with descriptions varying between the Babylonian and the Jerusalem Talmud. In Sorrow and Distress in the Talmud, Valler explores more than 50 stories from both the Babylonian and the Jerusalem Talmuds, focusing on these issues.

Contents:

Front matter

Table of Contents

Preface

Chapter One: Sorrow (Mitzta'er)

Chapter Two: Extreme Sorrow (Hulshat da'at)

Chapter Three: Weeping (Bechi)

Chapter Four: Grief over the Death of Children

Chapter Five: The Encounter between the Sages and the Women Accompanying Them in Times of Distress

Afterword

Appendix: Hulshat da'at and Self-Psychology / Aviv, Alex

GLOSSARY of terms used

Bibliography

Index Index of Biblical and Talmudic Figures

Index of Biblical and Talmudic References

Index of Topics

Also Published by Academic Studies Press

Notes:

Description based upon print version of record.

Includes bibliographical references and indexes.

ISBN:

1-61811-112-4

OCLC:

797832934