The tales of the sages in late Midrash : a curtain set with jewels / by Sivan Nir.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Nir, Sivan, author.

Series:

Brill reference library of Judaism ; 1571-5000 v.79.

The Brill reference library of Judaism, 1571-5000 ; volume 79

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Aggada--History and criticism.

Aggada.

Midrash--History and criticism.

Midrash.

Rabbis--Legends.

Rabbis.

Midrash--Legends.

Genre:

Legends

Physical Description:

ix, 311 pages ; 25 cm.

Place of Publication:

Leiden ; Boston : Brill, [2025]

Summary:

"How should we read tales about rabbinic sages unique to post-Talmudic works? What theological, poetic, and social changes do they hide? Who could have authored them? The Tales of the Sages in Late Midrash, reveals these narratives' hypertextuality. Their characters, phrasings, and themes only invert, expand, and mimic other tales. In their own words, they are mosaics of cherished stories set into new narrative tapestries- What Acher thought of R. Akiva's death? How was Akiva buried? Who was Resh Laqish before he met R. Yochanan? Analyzing twenty little-known such stories from fourteen compositions and discussing many others, Sivan Nir shows how medieval scholars use their stories to explore tensions between rabbis and laypersons, men and women, God and history, medieval culture and the Talmudic past"-- Publisher, page 4 of cover.

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references (pages 281-293) and indexes.

Other Format:

Online version: Nir, Sivan. Tales of the sages in late midrash

ISBN:

9789004547216

9004547215

OCLC:

1499590177

Publisher Number:

CIPO000245895