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The archaeology and material culture of the Babylonian Talmud
- Title
- The archaeology and material culture of the Babylonian Talmud / edited by Markham J. Geller.
- Publication
- Leiden ; Boston : Brill, [2015]
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Details
- Additional Authors
- Geller, Markham J.
- Description
- xii, 403 pages : illustrations (some color); 25 cm
- Summary
- "The Babylonian Talmud remains the richest source of information regarding the material culture and lifestyle of the Babylonian Jewish community, with additional data now supplied by Babylonian incantation bowls. Although archaeology has yet to excavate any Jewish sites from Babylonia, information from Parthian and Sassanian Babylonia provides relevant background information, which differs substantially from archaeological finds from the Land of Israel. One of the key questions addresses the amount of traffic and general communications between Jewish Babylonia and Israel, considering the great distances and hardships of travel involved"--
- Series Statement
- IJS studies in Judaica, Conference proceedings of the Institute of Jewish Studies, University College London, 1570-1581 ; volume 16
- Uniform Title
- IJS studies in Judaica ; v. 16.
- Subject
- Talmud > Evidences, authority, etc. > Congresses
- Talmud > Criticism, interpretation, etc. > Congresses
- Talmud
- 10-425
- Judaism > History > Talmudic period, 10-425 > Congresses
- Jews > Iraq > Babylonia > History > Congresses
- Excavations (Archaeology) > Israel > Congresses
- Authority > Religious aspects
- Excavations (Archaeology)
- Jews
- Judaism > Talmudic period
- Israel
- Middle East > Babylonia
- Genre/Form
- Conference papers and proceedings.
- Criticism, interpretation, etc.
- History.
- Note
- Conference proceedings of the Institute of Jewish Studies, University College London.
- Bibliography (note)
- Includes bibliographical references and indexes.
- Call Number
- *PEI 16-254
- ISBN
- 9789004304888 (hardback : alk. paper)
- 9004304886 (hardback : alk. paper)
- 9789004304895 (e-book : alk. paper) (canceled/invalid)
- LCCN
- 2015030276
- OCLC
- 916684785
- Title
- The archaeology and material culture of the Babylonian Talmud / edited by Markham J. Geller.
- Publisher
- Leiden ; Boston : Brill, [2015]
- Type of Content
- text
- Type of Medium
- unmediated
- Type of Carrier
- volume
- Series
- IJS studies in Judaica, Conference proceedings of the Institute of Jewish Studies, University College London, 1570-1581 ; volume 16IJS studies in Judaica ; v. 16.
- Bibliography
- Includes bibliographical references and indexes.
- Chronological Term
- 10-425
- Added Author
- Geller, Markham J., editor.
- Research Call Number
- *PEI 16-254