Title The sense of sight in rabbinic culture : Jewish ways of seeing in late antiquity / Rachel Neis

Published New York : Cambridge University Press, 2013

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Description 1 online resource (xii, 319 pages) Series Greek culture in the Roman world Greek culture in the Roman world. Contents Visual theory -- God-gazing and homovisuality -- Heterovisuality, face-bread and cherubs -- Visual eros -- Eyeing idols -- Seeing sages Summary Explores the power of sight for ancient rabbis across the realms of divinity, sexuality, idolatry and rabbinic subjectivity Bibliography Includes bibliographical references (pages 263-306) and indexes Notes English Print version record Subject Jews -- Palestine -- Social life and customs Jews -- Iraq -- Social life and customs Rabbis -- Palestine -- History -- To 1500 Rabbis -- Iraq -- History -- To 1500 Vision -- Religious aspects -- Judaism. SOCIAL SCIENCE -- Discrimination & Race Relations. SOCIAL SCIENCE -- Minority Studies. Civilization Jews -- Social life and customs Rabbis Vision -- Religious aspects -- Judaism SUBJECT Iraq -- Civilization -- To 634. http://id.loc.gov/authorities/subjects/sh85067938 Palestine -- Civilization Subject Iraq Middle East -- Palestine Genre/Form History Form Electronic book ISBN 9781461945017 1461945011 1139506382 9781139506380 9781107291331 110729133X 1107294126 9781107294127 9781306071840 1306071844 1107289769 9781107289765 1139889656 9781139889650 1316628906 9781316628904 1107289238 9781107289239 1107290287 9781107290280 1107293057 9781107293052

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