Moses and Garšāsp, Ārdašīr and Herod : narratives of the Babylonian Talmud in their Iranian context / Azadeh Ehsani Chombeli.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Ehsani Chombeli, Azadeh, author.

Series:

Bibliotheca Iranica. Zoroastrian studies series ; no. 5.

Bibliotheca Iranica : Zoroastrian studies series ; no. 5

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Talmud.

Zoroastrianism.

Civilization.

Iran--Civilization--Jewish influences.

Iran.

Talmud--Iranian influences.

Talmud--Criticism, Narrative.

Talmud--Comparative studies.

Zoroastrianism--Comparative studies.

Persian literature--History and criticism.

Persian literature.

Judaism--Relations--Zoroastrianism.

Judaism.

Relations.

Zoroastrianism--Relations--Judaism.

Civilization--Jewish influences.

Interfaith relations.

Genre:

Comparative studies.

Criticism, interpretation, etc.

Physical Description:

liv, 149 pages : illustrations ; 23 cm.

Place of Publication:

Costa Mesa, California : Mazda Publishers, 2020.

Summary:

"This book offers a comparative study between a number of Talmudic and Middle Persian narratives. The present work seeks first and foremost to examine Talmudic narratives in their Iranian context, and secondly to examine the Talmudic background of Iranian narratives where applicable. The first and second chapters will offer an analysis of the alteration of historical and biblical figures in the Bavli (the Babylonian Talmud) based on the influence of Iranian mythical and historical figures, while the third chapter will provide an account of how Iranists can learn from Talmudic studies. Here we suggest that a Talmudic narrative may have encouraged Zoroastrian priests to compose an extensive work of religious literature, namely the Ardā Wīrāz-nāmag, an idea which will be further explored in the appendix. The relationship between Iranian and Jewish materials in the Talmudic era is merely a piece of a larger puzzle, a piece that a number of scholars-such as Elman, Secunda, Mokhtarian, Her-man, Kiel, Kalmin, to name a few-have recently begun to focus on. By focusing on Talmudic narratives that have not yet been sufficiently examined for Iranian themes and ideas, this book represents a contribution towards piecing this puzzle together"-- Provided by publisher.

Contents:

Machine generated contents note: ch. I Ardaxser I Pabagan and Herod

ch. II Solomon and Jamsid, Moses and Garsasp

ch. III The World to Come in Pahlavi Literature and the Babylonian Talmud.

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references and index.

ISBN:

9781568594033

1568594038

OCLC:

1149260157