Jews and entertainment in the Ancient World /
Countering the traditional belief that Jews in antiquity were predominantly disinterested in the popular entertainments of the Greek and Roman world, Loren R. Spielmanmaps the varieties of Jewish engagement with theater, athletics, horse racing, gladiatorial, and beast shows in antiquity. The author...
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| Language: | English |
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Tübingen, Germany :
Mohr Siebeck,
[2020]
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| Series: | Texte und Studien zum antiken Judentum ;
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Table of Contents:
- Section One: The Herodian Period. Departing from Native Customs: Josephan Rhetoric on Herodian Games ; The Background of the Jerusalem Games: Were Greek and Roman Spectacles Really Foreign to Jewish Custom? ; Playing Roman in Jerusalem: Symbols of Power and the Past
- Section Two: Theaters, Amphitheaters and Stadia in Roman Palestine. In the Wake of the Wars: Becoming Spectators in Roman Palestine ; Spectacle and Identity in Roman Palestine and the Jewish Diaspora
- Section Three: Rabbis and Roman Spectacle. Sitting with Scorners: Early Rabbinic Attitudes to Roman Spectacle ; Still Sitting with Scorners: Later Rabbinic Attitudes Towards Roman Spectacle ; Performance and Piety: Theaters and Synagogues in Later Rabbinic Culture.