The Meanings of Death in Rabbinic Judaism

by David Kraemer

There are many books devoted to explicating Jewish laws and customs relating to death and mourning and a wealth of studies addressing the significance of death practices around the world. However, never before has there been a study of the death and mourning practices of the founders of Judaism - the Rabbis of late antiquity. The Meanings of Death in Rabbinic Judaism fills that gap.
The author examines the earliest canonical texts - the Mishnah,...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0415211840
• ISBN13: 9780415211840
• Release Date: September 1999
• Publisher: Routledge
• Length: 184 Pages
• Weight: 0.81 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.5" x 6.2" x 9.2"