When near becomes far : old age in rabbinic literature /

When Near Becomes Far explores the representations and depictions of old age in the rabbinic Jewish literature of late antiquity. Through close literary readings and cultural analysis, the book reveals the gaps and tensions between idealized images of old age on the one hand, and the psychologically...

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Main Authors:	Balberg, Mira, 1978- (Author), Weiss, Haim (Author)
Format:	Book
Language:	English
Published:	New York : Oxford University Press, [2021]
Subjects:	Aging in rabbinical literature. Old age in rabbinical literature. Rabbinical literature > History and criticism.