When near becomes far : old age in rabbinic literature /

'When Near Becomes Far' explores representations and depictions of old age in the rabbinic Jewish literature of late antiquity (150-600 CE). Each chapter focuses on a different aspect of aging in the rabbinic world: bodily appearance and sexuality, family relations, intellectual and cognit...

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Main Authors:	Balberg, Mira, 1978- (Author), Weiss, Haim, 1969- (Author)
Format:	eBook
Language:	English
Published:	New York, NY : Oxford University Press, [2021]
Subjects:	Aging in rabbinical literature. Old age in rabbinical literature. Rabbinical literature > History and criticism. Vieillissement dans la littérature rabbinique. Vieillesse dans la littérature rabbinique. Littérature rabbinique > Histoire et critique. Rabbinical literature. Electronic books. Criticism, interpretation, etc.
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