The Sense of Sight in Rabbinic Culture Jewish Ways of Seeing in Late Antiquity |
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| Author:
| Neis, Rachel |
| Series title: | Greek Culture in the Roman World Ser. |
| ISBN: | 978-1-107-03251-4 |
| Publication Date: | Aug 2013 |
| Publisher: | Cambridge University Press
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| Book Format: | Hardback |
| List Price: | USD $105.00 |
Book Description:
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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.
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.