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The sense of sight in rabbinic culture : Jewish ways of seeing in late antiquity

Title
The sense of sight in rabbinic culture : Jewish ways of seeing in late antiquity / Rachel Neis.
Author
Neis, Rachel.
Publication
Cambridge : Cambridge University Press, 2013.

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Description
xii, 319 pages; 24 cm.
Summary
Vision was a powerful sense in the ancient world. How did the rabbis living in Roman Palestine and Persian Mesopotamia understand and seek to discipline and cultivate it? This book offers a new perspective on the significance of sight for the rabbis, of interest to a wide range of scholars.
Series Statement
Greek culture in the Roman world
Uniform Title
Greek culture in the Roman world.
Subjects
Genre/Form
History.
Bibliography (note)
  • Includes bibliographical references (pages 263-306) and indexes.
Call Number
*PND 14-135
ISBN
  • 1107032512
  • 9781107032514
OCLC
826076060
Author
Neis, Rachel.
Title
The sense of sight in rabbinic culture : Jewish ways of seeing in late antiquity / Rachel Neis.
Publisher
Cambridge : Cambridge University Press, 2013.
Type of Content
text
Type of Medium
unmediated
Type of Carrier
volume
Series
Greek culture in the Roman world
Greek culture in the Roman world.
Bibliography
Includes bibliographical references (pages 263-306) and indexes.
Chronological Term
To 1500
Research Call Number
*PND 14-135
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