Meals in early Judaism
Subtitle: social formation at the table
By: edited by Susan Marks and Hal Taussig
Publisher: Palgrave Macmillan
Published: 2014
Place of publication: New York, NY
Language: eng
Number of pages: 204
ISBN-13: 9781137372567
Subjects: Dinners and dining in rabbinical literature; Rabbinical literature; History and criticism; Therapeutae; Dinners and dining; History
Description: "Meals in Early Judaism: Social Formation at the Table is the first book about the meals of early Judaism. As such it breaks important new ground in establishing the basis for understanding the centrality of meals in this pivotal period of Judaism and providing a framework of historical patterns and influences"--
Notes: Includes bibliographical references and index.
Table of contents: title: Chapter 1. Ten theses concerning meals and early Judaism / Jonathan Brumberg-Kraus, Susan Marks, & Jordan Rosenblum; title: Section I. Chapter 2: Thinking about the ten theses in relation to the Passover Seder and women's participation / Judith Hauptman; title: Chapter 3: Food and identity in early rabbinic Judaism / Jordan Rosenblum; title: Chapter 4: In the place of libation: birkat hamazon navigates new ground / Susan Marks; title: Chapter 5: Performing myth, performing Midrash at rabbinic meals / Jonathan Brumberg-Kraus; title: Section II. Chapter 6: The pivotal place of the Therapeutae in understanding the meals of early Judaism / Hal Taussig; title: Chapter 7: The food of the Therapeutae: a thick description / Andrew McGowan; title: Chapter 8: The ritual dynamics of inspiration: the Therapeutae's dance / Matthias Klinghardt; title: Chapter 9: Contrasting banquets: a literary commonplace in Philo's on the contemplative life and other Greek and Roman symposia / Jonathan Brumberg-Kraus; title: Chapter 10: Next steps: placing this study of Jewish meals in the larger picture of meals in the ancient world, early Judaism, and early Christianity / Dennis Smith.