Wives of Commoners and the Masculinity of the Rabbis: Jokes, Serious Matters, and Migrating Traditions

This article analyses the migration of rabbinic narrative traditions between the land of Israel and Babylonia and examines plot transformations in these narratives in order to illustrate the cultural differences between these two centers of rabbinic thought. In particular, I explore the positioning...

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Auteur principal: Ḳiperṿaser, Reuven 1960- (Auteur)
Type de support: Électronique Article
Langue:Anglais
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Publié: Brill 2017
Dans: Journal for the study of Judaism
Année: 2017, Volume: 48, Numéro: 3, Pages: 418-445
Sujets non-standardisés:B Rabbinic rabbis gender humor migrating traditions narratives comparative studies
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Édition parallèle:Non-électronique
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Résumé:This article analyses the migration of rabbinic narrative traditions between the land of Israel and Babylonia and examines plot transformations in these narratives in order to illustrate the cultural differences between these two centers of rabbinic thought. In particular, I explore the positioning of women as an internal Other and the construction of a rabbinic, masculine identity that is distinct from the masculine identity of the common, unlearned man. I will look at some brief, entertaining stories about a few rabbinic sages and their interactions with unnamed women and unidentified unlearned men.
ISSN:1570-0631
Contient:In: Journal for the study of Judaism
Persistent identifiers:DOI: 10.1163/15700631-12340150