02656nam a2200421Ka 4500 ocn663885721 OCoLC 20200709055252.0 m d cr cnu---unuuu 100913s2010 enk sb 001 0 eng d N$T N$T 9780511729850 (electronic bk.) 0511729855 (electronic bk.) (OCoLC)663885721 320399 (N$T) BM710 .R615 2010eb 296.7/309015 22 N$TA Rosenblum, Jordan, 1979- Food and identity in early rabbinic Judaism [electronic resource] / Jordan D. Rosenblum. Cambridge ; New York : Cambridge University Press, 2010. 1 online resource (xiv, 223 p.) "In this book, Jordan D. Rosenblum explores how food regulations and practices helped to construct the identity of early rabbinic Judaism."--Provided by publisher. "Food often defines societies and even civilizations. Through particular commensality restrictions, groups form distinct identities: Those with whom "we" eat ("Us") and those with whom "we" cannot eat ("Them"). This identity is enacted daily, turning the biological need to eat into a culturally significant activity. In this book, Jordan D. Rosenblum explores how food regulations and practices helped to construct the identity of early rabbinic Judaism. Bringing together the scholarship of rabbinics with that of food studies, this volume first examines the historical reality of food production and consumption in Roman-era Palestine. It then explores how early rabbinic food regulations created a distinct Jewish, male, and rabbinic identity. Rosenblum's work demonstrates how rabbinic food practices constructed an edible identity."--Provided by publisher. Includes bibliographical references and indexes. Introduction -- Realia -- Jewish identity -- Jewish male identity -- Jewish male rabbinic identity -- Conclusion. Description based on print version record. Jews Dietary laws. Jews Food History. Jews Identity. Rabbinical literature History and criticism. Electronic books. Print version: Rosenblum, Jordan, 1979- Food and identity in early rabbinic Judaism. Cambridge ; New York : Cambridge University Press, 2010 9780521195980 (DLC) 2009047361 (OCoLC)465868260 NetLibrary http://www.netLibrary.com/urlapi.asp?action=summary&v=1&bookid=320399 cpp1723AUTO 02 N$T 49847 49847