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Power, Ethics, and Ecology in Jewish Late Antiquity: Rabbinic Responses to Drought and Disaster Belser, Julia Watts (Georgetown University, Washington DC)
Power, Ethics, and Ecology in Jewish Late Antiquity: Rabbinic Responses to Drought and Disaster
Belser, Julia Watts (Georgetown University, Washington DC)
This book analyzes rabbinic responses to drought and disaster, revealing how talmudic tales of charismatic holy men grapple with problems of power, ethics, and ecology in Jewish late antiquity. Aimed at scholars and students of rabbinic literature, it will also appeal to scholars of early Christianity and religion and the environment.
224 pages
| Media | Books Hardcover Book (Book with hard spine and cover) |
| Released | August 6, 2015 |
| ISBN13 | 9781107113350 |
| Publishers | Cambridge University Press |
| Pages | 252 |
| Dimensions | 160 × 238 × 22 mm · 494 g |
| Language | English |
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