A Prince without a Kingdom
The Exilarch in the Sasanian Era
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Geoffrey Herman untersucht die exilarchische Herrschaft des babylonischen Judentums während der sassinidischen Ära. Neben einer literarhistorischen und quellenkritischen Analyse bezieht er auch vergleichbare Quellen aus dem Gebiet der Iranistik und des persischen Christentums in seine Untersuchung ein.
The Exilarchs, professed scions of the biblical Davidic royal line, were leaders of the Jews of Babylonia in antiquity. They were said to be powerful political figures and to lead a decadent lifestyle. Their princely trappings and high-handed manner were legend. They were reported to be completely assimilated into Persian culture. Geoffrey Herman examines the evidence, culled mainly from the Talmudic and Geonic literature, subjecting the institution of the Exilarchate to literary-historical and source-critical analysis. In addition, Herman innovatively utilizes comparative sources from the fields of Iranian studies and Persian Christianity to find the truth underlying the accounts of the historical Exilarchs.
The Exilarchs, professed scions of the biblical Davidic royal line, were leaders of the Jews of Babylonia in antiquity. They were said to be powerful political figures and to lead a decadent lifestyle. Their princely trappings and high-handed manner were legend. They were reported to be completely assimilated into Persian culture. Geoffrey Herman examines the evidence, culled mainly from the Talmudic and Geonic literature, subjecting the institution of the Exilarchate to literary-historical and source-critical analysis. In addition, Herman innovatively utilizes comparative sources from the fields of Iranian studies and Persian Christianity to find the truth underlying the accounts of the historical Exilarchs.
Born 1967; 2006 PhD at Hebrew University in Jerusalem; taught at the Jewish Theological Seminary of America in New York, and at Cornell University; Postdocs at Harvard University and at the University of Geneva; fellow at Research Consortium "Dynamics in the History of Religions" at Ruhr University, Bochum; currently lectures in ancient Jewish history at the Hebrew University in Jerusalem.
| Erscheint lt. Verlag | 18.12.2012 |
|---|---|
| Reihe/Serie | Texts and Studies in Ancient Judaism |
| Verlagsort | Tübingen |
| Sprache | englisch |
| Maße | 161 x 237 mm |
| Gewicht | 780 g |
| Themenwelt | Geisteswissenschaften ► Religion / Theologie ► Judentum |
| Geisteswissenschaften ► Sprach- / Literaturwissenschaft ► Literaturwissenschaft | |
| Schlagworte | Ancient • Ancient history • East • Exilarch • History • Judaism • Judentum, Geschichte; Geistes-/Kultur-Geschichte • Near • Near East • Persia • Religion |
| ISBN-13 | 9783161506062 / 9783161506062 |
| Zustand | Neuware |
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