the culture of the Talmud in ancient Iran Mokhtarian, Jason Sion 1978- creator author. text bibliography Electronic books. cau 2015 2015 monographic eng 1 online resource (xiv, 273 pages) "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. 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. Jason Sion Mokhtarian. Includes bibliographical references and index. a-ir--- Iranian influences Judaism History Talmudic period, 10-425 Judaism History Medieval and early modern period, 425-1789 RELIGION / Judaism / General RELIGION / Judaism / History BM501 .M65 2015eb 296.1/2506 Mokhtarian, Jason Sion, 1978- author. (DLC) 2014049394 (OCoLC)899949800 9780520961548 0520961544 22573/ctt1968xxr JSTOR http://search.ebscohost.com/login.aspx?direct=true&scope=site&db=nlebk&db=nlabk&AN=1051079 http://search.ebscohost.com/login.aspx?direct=true&scope=site&db=nlebk&db=nlabk&AN=1051079 N$T 150812 20200709060401.0 ocn917889000 eng