Power, Ethics, and Ecology in Jewish Late Antiquity: Rabbinic Responses to Drought and Disaster

by Julia Watts Belser

Book Overview

Rabbinic tales of drought, disaster, and charismatic holy men illuminate critical questions about power, ethics, and ecology in Jewish late antiquity. Through a sustained reading of the Babylonian... This description may be from another edition of this product.

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1107533929
• ISBN13: 9781107533929
• Release Date: March 2020
• Publisher: Cambridge University Press
• Length: 251 Pages
• Weight: 0.82 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.6" x 6.0" x 9.0"