The Sense of Sight in Rabbinic Culture: Jewish Ways of Seeing in Late Antiquity
Author:   Rachel Neis (University of Michigan, Ann Arbor)
Publisher:   Cambridge University Press
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Pages:   332
Publication Date:   29 September 2016
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The Sense of Sight in Rabbinic Culture: Jewish Ways of Seeing in Late Antiquity


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Author:   Rachel Neis (University of Michigan, Ann Arbor)
Publisher:   Cambridge University Press
Imprint:   Cambridge University Press
Dimensions:   Width: 15.30cm , Height: 1.80cm , Length: 23.00cm
Weight:   0.500kg
ISBN:  

9781316628904


ISBN 10:   1316628906
Pages:   332
Publication Date:   29 September 2016
Audience:   Professional and scholarly ,  Professional & Vocational
Format:   Paperback
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Table of Contents

Introduction; 1. Visual theory; 2. God-gazing and homovisuality; 3. Heterovisuality, face-bread and cherubs; 4. Visual eros; 5. Eyeing idols; 6. Seeing sages; Conclusion.

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'... highly recommended to anyone interested in late antique Jewish, Christian, and Graeco-Roman society and to scholars of rabbinic and patristic texts.' Catherine Hezser, Theologische Literaturzeitung


'… highly recommended to anyone interested in late antique Jewish, Christian, and Graeco-Roman society and to scholars of rabbinic and patristic texts.' Catherine Hezser, Theologische Literaturzeitung


'... highly recommended to anyone interested in late antique Jewish, Christian, and Graeco-Roman society and to scholars of rabbinic and patristic texts.' Catherine Hezser, Theologische Literaturzeitung ... highly recommended to anyone interested in late antique Jewish, Christian, and Graeco-Roman society and to scholars of rabbinic and patristic texts. Catherine Hezser, Theologische Literaturzeitung


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Rachel Neis is an Assistant Professor in the History Department and in the Program for Judaic Studies at the University of Michigan. Her interests include rabbinic literature and culture, the history of the senses, and comparative ancient and contemporary law and legal theory.

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