Jews and Entertainment in the Ancient World

1. Auflage 2020
ISBN: 978-3-16-155000-3
Verlag: Mohr Siebeck

Buch, Englisch, Band 181, 311 Seiten, Format (B × H): 240 mm x 165 mm, Gewicht: 639 g

Reihe: Texts and Studies in Ancient Judaism

Countering the traditional belief that Jews in antiquity were predominantly disinterested in the popular entertainments of the Greek and Roman world, Loren R. Spielman maps the varieties of Jewish engagement with theater, athletics, horse racing, gladiatorial, and beast shows in antiquity. The author argues that Jews from Hellenistic Alexandria to late antique Sepphoris enjoyed and exploited, or alternatively resisted and scorned, popular forms of public entertainment as they adapted to the political, social, and religious realities of imperial rule. Including references to ancient Jewish actors, athletes, promoters, and plays alongside analysis of rabbinic and other early Jewish critique of sport and spectacle, Loren R. Spielman describes the different ways that attitudes towards entertainment might have played a role in shaping ancient Jewish identity.

Autoren/Hrsg.

Spielman, Loren R.

Fachgebiete

• Geisteswissenschaften Geschichtswissenschaft Alte Geschichte & Archäologie Geschichte der klassischen Antike
• Geisteswissenschaften Jüdische Studien Geschichte des Judentums Geschichte des Judentums außerhalb Israels/Palästinas
• Geisteswissenschaften Geschichtswissenschaft Weltgeschichte & Geschichte einzelner Länder und Gebietsräume Geschichte des Judentums (Diaspora)

Über Autor(innen)

Spielman, Loren R.
Born 1975; 2010 PhD at the Graduate School of the Jewish Theological Seminary of America; taught at Wesleyan University and the Jewish Theological Seminary; 2010-12 Schusterman Teaching Fellow; currently Associate Professor of Classical and Rabbinic Judaism, Portland State University.