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Rabbis, Sorcerers, Kings, and Priests: The Culture of the Talmud in Ancient Iran Jason Sion Mokhtarian
Rabbis, Sorcerers, Kings, and Priests: The Culture of the Talmud in Ancient Iran
Jason Sion Mokhtarian
What impact did the Persian Zoroastrian Empire, as both a real historical force and an imaginary interlocutor, have on rabbinic identity and authority as expressed in the Talmud? This book addresses this question by bringing into mutual fruition Talmudic studies and ancient Iranology, two historically distinct disciplines.
296 pages
| Media | Books Hardcover Book (Book with hard spine and cover) |
| Released | September 1, 2015 |
| ISBN13 | 9780520286207 |
| Publishers | University of California Press |
| Genre | Religious Orientation > Jewish |
| Pages | 296 |
| Dimensions | 238 × 161 × 27 mm · 578 g |
| Language | English |
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