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Rabbinic fantasies

imaginative narratives from classical Hebrew literature

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An edition of Rabbinic fantasies (1998)

Rabbinic fantasies

imaginative narratives from classical Hebrew literature

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This remarkable anthology of sixteen narratives from ancient and medieval Hebrew texts opens a new window onto the Jewish imagination. Presenting the captivating world of rabbinic storytelling, it reveals facets of the Jewish experience and tradition that would otherwise have remained unknown and examines the surprisingly deep connection between the values of classical Judaism and the art of imaginative narrative writing.

Virtually all the narratives appear here in English for the first time. Sometimes pious, sometimes playful, and sometimes almost scandalous, they are each accompanied by an introduction and notes. The selections are framed by essays by David Stern and Mark Jay Mirsky that examine the various moods and forms in which the rabbinic imagination found expression and explore the impact that this unique form of narrative has had on modern fiction.

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Cover of: Rabbinic Fantasies
Rabbinic Fantasies: Imaginative Narratives from Classical Hebrew Literature (Yale Judaica Series)
March 30, 1998, Yale University Press
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Rabbinic fantasies: imaginative narratives from classical Hebrew literature
1998, Yale University Press
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Edition Notes

"Published 1990 by the Jewish Publication Society"--T.p.

Includes bibliographical references.

Published in
New Haven
Series
Yale Judaica Series -- v. 29

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Pagination
ix, 364 p. :
Number of pages
364

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OL18303877M
Internet Archive
rabbinicfantasie0029davi
ISBN 10
0300074026
LCCN
97061438
OCLC/WorldCat
38844607
Library Thing
2169899
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2274475

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