Holy men and hunger artists
fasting and asceticism in rabbinic culture
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Author
Publication
2004 - Oxford University Press, Oxford, New York (State)
Language
English
Word Count
57,000 words, Guess
Page Count
228 pages
Identifiers
- Open LibraryOL18152073M
- ISBN-100195137507
- OCLC Control Number50149512
- OCLC Control Numberholymenhungerart00diam_973
- Library of Congress Control Number2002010395
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- Goodreads312527
- LibraryThing4107362
Classifications
- LCCBM496.9.A82 D53 2004
Description
The existence of ascetic elements within rabbinic Judaism has generally been either overlooked or actually denied. Diamond shows that rabbinic asceticism does indeed exist. This asceticism is mainly secondary, rather than primary, in that the rabbis place no value on self-denial in and of itself.
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