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A Jew in the Roman Bathhouse (inbunden, eng)
A provocative account of Jewish encounters with the public baths of ancient Rome
Public bathhouses embodied the Roma...
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A provocative account of Jewish encounters with the public baths of ancient Rome
Public bathhouses embodied the Roman way of life, from food and fashion to sculpture and sports. The most popular institution of the ancient Mediterranean world, the baths drew people of all backgroundsThey were places suffused with nudity, sex, and magic. A Jew in the Roman Bathhouse reveals how Jews navigated this space with ease and confidence, engaging with Roman bath culture rather than avoiding it.
In this landmark interdisciplinary work of cultural history, Yaron Eliav uses the Roman bathhouse as a social laboratory to reexamine how Jews interacted with Graeco-Roman cultureHe reconstructs their thoughts, feelings, and beliefs about the baths and the activities that took place there, documenting their pleasures as well as their anxieties and concerns. Archaeologists have excavated hundreds of bathhouse facilities across the Mediterranean. Graeco-Roman writers mention the bathhouse frequently, and rabbinic literature contains hundreds of references to the baths.
Eliav draws on the archaeological and literary record to offer fresh perspectives on the Jews of antiquity, developing a new model for the ways smaller and often weaker groups interact with large, dominant cultures.
A compelling and richly evocative work of scholarship, A Jew in the Roman Bathhouse challenges us to rethink the relationship between Judaism and Graeco-Roman society, shedding new light on how cross-cultural engagement shaped Western civilization.
Format | Inbunden |
Omfång | 392 sidor |
Språk | Engelska |
Förlag | Princeton University Press |
Utgivningsdatum | 2023-05-16 |
ISBN | 9780691243436 |
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- Inbunden, 392, Engelska, Princeton University Press, 2023-05-16, 9780691243436
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Specifikation
Böcker
- Format Inbunden
- Antal sidor 392
- Språk Engelska
- Förlag Princeton University Press
- Utgivningsdatum 2023-05-16
- ISBN 9780691243436