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Stories of the law narrative discourse and the construction of authority in the Mishnah

Title
Stories of the law [electronic resource] : narrative discourse and the construction of authority in the Mishnah / Moshe Simon-Shoshan.
Author
Simon-Shoshan, Moshe, 1970-
Publication
New York : Oxford University Press, c2012.

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Description
1 online resource (xv, 287 p.)
Uniform Title
Stories of the law (Online)
Alternative Title
Stories of the law (Online)
Subject
  • Narration in rabbinical literature
  • Mishnah > Criticism, Narrative
  • Jewish law in literature
Bibliography (note)
  • Includes bibliographical references and indexes.
Access (note)
  • Access restricted to authorized users.
Language (note)
  • English with passages in Hebrew and English translations.
Contents
Introduction -- Pt. I. Narrativity in the Mishnah -- Stories, narratives, and narrativity -- A typology of Mishnaic forms -- Mishnaic topography -- The Mishnah in comparative context -- Pt. II. The Mishnaic story -- Transmission, redaction, and rhetoric -- Exempla: who is a rabbi? -- Case stories: repetition and renewal -- Etiological stories: original nightmares -- Conclusion.
LCCN
2011029887
OCLC
ssj0000623461
Author
Simon-Shoshan, Moshe, 1970-
Title
Stories of the law [electronic resource] : narrative discourse and the construction of authority in the Mishnah / Moshe Simon-Shoshan.
Imprint
New York : Oxford University Press, c2012.
Bibliography
Includes bibliographical references and indexes.
Access
Access restricted to authorized users.
Language
English with passages in Hebrew and English translations.
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Available from home with a valid library card
Available onsite at NYPL
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