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BL
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712290
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b534479
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| Main Entry
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Schwartz, Howard,1945-
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| Title & Author
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Reimagining the Bible : : the storytelling of the rabbis /\ Howard Schwartz.
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| Publication Statement
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New York :: Oxford University Press,, 1998.
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xiv, 289 p. ;; 25 cm.
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| ISBN
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0195104994 (alk. paper)
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: 0195115112 (pbk.)
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: 9780195104998 (alk. paper)
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: 9780195115116 (pbk.)
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Includes bibliographical references (p. 237-271) and index.
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| Contents
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Pt. I. The Ancient models. 1. Reimagining the Bible. 2. The Aggadic tradition. 3. Tools of interpretation -- Pt. II. The folk tradition. 4. On Jewish fairy tales. 5. Mermaid and Siren : the polar roles of Lilith and Eve. 6. Jewish tales of the supernatural -- Pt. III. Mythic echoes. 7. The mythology of Judaism. 8. Tales of the great Jewish mystics. 9. The quest for the lost princess : transition and change in Jewish lore -- Pt. IV. Modern Jewish literature and the ancient models. 10. Rabbi Nachman of Bratslav : forerunner of modern Jewish literature. 11. S.Y. Agnon, I.L. Peretz, and I.B. Singer : modern masters of the Aggadah. 12. Modern Jewish literature and the ancient models.
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Aggada-- History and criticism.
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Jewish literature-- History and criticism.
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Midrash-- History and criticism.
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Mysticism-- Judaism-- History.
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| LC Classification
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BM516.5.S39 1998
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