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Transmitting Mishnah

The Shaping Influence of Oral Tradition

  • Paperback
  • 264 pages
  • Publisher: Cambridge University Press
  • 15.3 x 22.9 x 1.6 cm

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Departing from the conventional view of mishnaic transmission as mindless rote memorisation, Transmitting Mishnah reveals how multifaceted the process of passing on oral tradition was in antiquity. Taking advantage of the burgeoning field of orality studies, Elizabeth Shanks Alexander has developed a model of transmission that is both active and constructive. Proceeding by means of intensive readings of passages from tractate Shevuot and its Talmudic commentaries, Alexander alerts us to the fact that transmitters and handlers of mishnaic text crafted both the vagaries of expression and its received meanings. She illustrates how the authority of the Mishnah grew as the result of the sustained attention of a devoted community of readers and students. She also identifies the study practices and habits of analysis that were cultivated by oral performance and shows how they were passed on in tandem with the verbal contents of the Mishnah, thereby influencing how the text was received and understood.
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  • Author

    Elizabeth Shanks Alexander (university Of Virginia)

  • Book Format

    Paperback

  • Publisher

    Cambridge University Press

  • Published

    March 2009

  • Weight

    391g

  • Page Count

    264

  • Dimensions

    15.3 x 22.9 x 1.6 cm

  • ISBN

    9780521104623

  • ISBN-10

    0521104629

  • Eden Code

    1452421

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