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Published by Oxford University Press, 2003
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Warmly signed and inscribed by Michael Fishbane on the first free end page. Text is unmarked; pages are bright. The head of the spine is lightly bumped; binding is still sturdy and square. Dust jacket is lightly worn around the top edge.
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- Title
- Biblical Myth and Rabbinic Mythmaking
- Author
- Fishbane, Michael
- Publisher
- Oxford University Press
- Publication year
- 2003
- Condition
- Very Good
- Dust jacket
- Very Good
- Signed
- Inscribed by Author
- Binding
- Hardcover
- Language
- English
- ISBN 10
- 0198267339
- ISBN 13
- 9780198267331
This is a comprehensive study of myth in the Hebrew Bible and myth and mythmaking in classical rabbinic literature (Midrash and Talmud) and in the classical work of medieval Jewish mysticism (the book of Zohar). Michael Fishbane provides a close study of the texts and theologies involved and the central role of exegesis in the development and transformation of the subject. Taken up are issues of myth and monotheism, myth and tradition, and myth and language. The presence and vitality of myth in successive cultural phases is treated, emphasizing certain paradigmatic acts of God and features of the divine personality.
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About the Author
Michael Fishbane is Nathan Cummings Professor of Jewish Studies and Chair of the Committee on Jewish Studies at the University of Chicago
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