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Jordan D. Rosenblum - Food and Identity in Early Rabbinic Judaism, Inbunden

Inbunden, Engelska, 2010

Food and Identity in Early Rabbinic Judaism

Av Jordan D. Rosenblum

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Beskrivning
Food often defines societies and even civilizations. Through particular commensality restrictions, groups form distinct identities: those with whom 'we' eat ('us') and those with whom 'we' cannot eat ('them'). This identity is enacted daily, turning the biological need to eat into a culturally significant activity. In this book, Jordan D. Rosenblum explores how food regulations and practices helped to construct the identity of early rabbinic Judaism. Bringing together the scholarship of rabbinics with that of food studies, this volume first examines the historical reality of food production and consumption in Roman-era Palestine. It then explores how early rabbinic food regulations created a distinct Jewish, male, and rabbinic identity. Rosenblum's work demonstrates how rabbinic food practices constructed an edible identity.
Produktinformation
  • Utgivningsdatum: 2010-05-17
  • Mått: 157 x 235 x 19 mm
  • Vikt: 450 g
  • Format: Inbunden
  • Språk: Engelska
  • Antal sidor: 238
  • Förlag: Cambridge University Press
  • ISBN: 9780521195980
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Jordan D. Rosenblum is Belzer Assistant Professor of Classical Judaism at the University of Wisconsin, Madison. He has contributed to the Journal for the Study of Judaism, the Jewish Quarterly Review, and the Journal of Jewish Studies.

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'Food and Identity in Early Rabbinic Judaism, the first comprehensive treatment of this subject, makes a significant contribution to the fields of Jewish studies, food studies, and the study of identity formation. Rosenblum's deft treatment of both realia and rhetoric is exemplary. This work, sophisticated enough to please experts, is written in a clear and engaging manner accessible to a general audience. I look forward to using this outstanding book both in my undergraduate classroom and in my own research.' David M. Freidenreich, Colby College

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