A Roadmap to the Heavens: An Anthropological Study of Hegemony Among Priests, Sages, and Laymen

by Sigalit Ben-Zion

A Roadmap to the Heavens challenges readers to rethink prevailing ideas about the social map of Jewish society during the Tannaitic period (70 C.E. - 220 C.E.). New insights were made possible by applying anthropological theories and conceptual tools. In addition, social phenomena were better understood by comparing them to similar social phenomena in other cultures regardless of time and space. The book explores the rich and complex relationships...

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1934843148
• ISBN13: 9781934843147
• Release Date: December 2008
• Publisher: Academic Studies Press
• Length: 364 Pages
• Weight: 1.49 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.8" x 6.1" x 9.2"