TY  - BOOK
AU  - Rubin,Nissan
ED  - ebrary, Inc.
TI  - Time and life cycle in Talmud and Midrash: socio-anthropological perspectives 
T2  - Judaism and Jewish life
AV  - BM700 .R83 2008eb
U1  - 296.1/206 22
PY  - 2008///
CY  - Boston
PB  - Academic Studies Press
KW  - Talmud
KW  - Judaism
KW  - Customs and practices
KW  - Life cycle, Human
KW  - Religious aspects
KW  - Rabbinical literature
KW  - History and criticism
KW  - Midrash
KW  - Sociology
KW  - Anthropology
KW  - Electronic books
KW  - local
N1  - Includes bibliographical references (p. 193-[209]) and indexes; The sociology and anthropology of Talmudic texts -- The clothing of the primordial Adam as a symbol of apocalyptic time in the Midrashic sources -- Brit milah: a study of change in custom -- Coping with the value of the Pidyon ha�ben payment in rabbinic literature: an example of a social change process -- Birth and marriage rituals: women's status in a critical reading of the texts -- The sages' conception of the body and soul -- From corpse to corpus: the body as a text in Talmudic literature -- Birkat avelim--the blessing of mourners: ritual aspects of social change; Electronic reproduction; Palo Alto, Calif.; ebrary; 2013; Available via World Wide Web; Access may be limited to ebrary affiliated libraries
UR  - http://site.ebrary.com/lib/strathmore/Doc?id=10509016
ER  -