Ishay Rosen-Zvi

Gebundenes Buch

Demonic Desires

Yetzer Hara and the Problem of Evil in Late Antiquity

Beschreibung

This study examines the concept of "yetzer hara," or evil inclination. Analyzing the some one hundred and fifty appearances of the "yetzer" in rabbinic literature, Rosen-Zvi contends that the term should not be read under the traditional rubric of sexual desire, but rather in the context of ancient Jewish demonology.

Autor

Ishay Rosen-Zvi is Associate Professor of Hebrew Culture at Tel Aviv University, where he serves as the head of the Talmud and late antiquity section. He is also a Research Fellow at the Shalom Hartman Institute for Advanced Studies.

Produktdetails

• Verlag: University of Pennsylvania Press
• Seitenzahl: 264
• Erscheinungstermin: 13. Oktober 2011
• Englisch
• Abmessung: 231mm x 150mm x 25mm
• Gewicht: 522g
• ISBN-13: 9780812243390
• ISBN-10: 0812243390
• Artikelnr.: 33077615