03363cam a2200577Ii 4500 ocn917889000 OCoLC 20200709060401.0 m d cr mn||||||||| 150812t20152015cau ob 001 0 eng d N$T eng rda pn N$T N$T IDEBK YDXCP OSU CDX P@U JSTOR 9780520961548 electronic bk. 0520961544 electronic bk. 9780520286207 cloth alk. paper 0520286200 cloth alk. paper (OCoLC)917889000 22573/ctt1968xxr JSTOR a-ir--- BM501 .M65 2015eb REL 040000 bisacsh REL040030 bisacsh 296.1/2506 23 MAIN Mokhtarian, Jason Sion, 1978- author. Rabbis, sorcerers, kings, and priests : the culture of the Talmud in ancient Iran / Jason Sion Mokhtarian. Oakland, California : University of California Press, [2015] ©2015 1 online resource (xiv, 273 pages) text txt rdacontent computer c rdamedia online resource cr rdacarrier "Rabbis, Sorcerers, Kings, and Priests brings into mutual fruition the fields of Talmudic Studies and Ancient Iranology, two historically distinct disciplines. Mokhtarian offers a revisionist history of the rabbis of late antique Persia who produced the Babylonian Talmud, perhaps the most important corpus in the Jewish sacred canon. While most research on the Talmud assumes that the rabbis were an insular group isolated from the cultural horizon outside of the rabbinic academies, this book contextualizes the rabbis and Talmud within a broader socio-cultural orbit by drawing from a wide range of sources from Sasanian Iran, including Middle Persian Zoroastrian literature, archaeological evidence, and the Jewish Aramaic magical bowls"--Provided by publisher. Includes bibliographical references and index. The sources and methods of Talmudic and Iranian studies -- Comparing Sasanian religions -- Rabbinic portrayals of Persians as others -- Rabbis and Sasanian kings in dialogue -- Rabbis and Zoroastrian priests in judicial settings -- Rabbis, sorcerers, and priests -- Conclusion : rabbis, sorcerers, kings, and priests in ancient Iran. Description based on print version record. Talmud Iranian influences. Judaism History Talmudic period, 10-425. Judaism History Medieval and early modern period, 425-1789. RELIGION / Judaism / General bisacsh RELIGION / Judaism / History bisacsh Electronic books. Print version: Mokhtarian, Jason Sion, 1978- author. Rabbis, sorcerers, kings, and priests 9780520286207 (DLC) 2014049394 (OCoLC)899949800 EBSCOhost http://search.ebscohost.com/login.aspx?direct=true&scope=site&db=nlebk&db=nlabk&AN=1051079 EBSCOhost EBSC 1051079 Ingram Digital eBook Collection IDEB cis31088342 YBP Library Services YANK 12571010 Coutts Information Services COUT 31088342 Project MUSE MUSE muse47181 92 N$T 56366 56366