Beasts that Teach, Birds that Tell: Animal Language in Rabbinic and Classical Literatures

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A study of rabbinic texts about talking animals, examined in the context of Greek and Roman cultures.

A Vision of the Days: Studies in Early Jewish History and Historiography

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This collection of essays treats many aspects of ancient Jewish history and modern historiography in this area, with an emphasis on the history and literature o

Rabbinic Fantasies

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This anthology of 16 narratives from ancient and medieval Hebrew texts presents the world of rabbinic storytelling, revealing facets of the Jewish experience an

Shakespeare and Animals

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This encyclopaedic account of animals in Shakespeare's plays and poems, provides readers with a much-needed resource by which to navigate the recent outpouring

The Books of Contemplation

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The earliest medieval Jewish mystical writings, or kabbalah, date from the late twelfth and early thirteenth centuries. This is the first book to focus on the m