Jews and health: tradition, history, and practice

"The contributions in Jews and Health: Tradition, History, Practice examine the significance of the preservation of physical, mental, and spiritual health in the Jewish tradition and in Jewish societies from ancient to modern times from multiple thematic and methodological perspectives. The aut...

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Collaborateurs: Hezser, Catherine 1960- (Éditeur intellectuel)
Type de support: Imprimé Livre
Langue:Anglais
Service de livraison Subito: Commander maintenant.
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WorldCat: WorldCat
Interlibrary Loan:Interlibrary Loan for the Fachinformationsdienste (Specialized Information Services in Germany)
Publié: Leiden Boston Brill [2023]
Dans: Brill's series in Jewish studies (volume 76)
Année: 2023
Collection/Revue:Brill's series in Jewish studies volume 76
Sujets / Chaînes de mots-clés standardisés:B Judaïsme / Santé / Vie saine
B Philo, Alexandrinus 25 avant J.-C.-40 / Hellénisme / Santé / Hippocratisme
B Littérature rabbinique / Santé
Sujets non-standardisés:B Health Religious aspects Judaism
B Recueil d'articles
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Résumé:"The contributions in Jews and Health: Tradition, History, Practice examine the significance of the preservation of physical, mental, and spiritual health in the Jewish tradition and in Jewish societies from ancient to modern times from multiple thematic and methodological perspectives. The authors -- Carmen Caballero Navas, Maria Diemling, William Friedman, Catherine Hezser, Magdaléna Jánošíková, Reuven Kiperwasser, Katherine E. Southwood, Irit Offer Stark, and Nimrod Zinger -- deal with definitions and representations of health in biblical, Jewish Hellenistic, rabbinic, medieval, and (early) modern Jewish texts and investigate practical measures to restore health after public and personal disasters. The focus on health distinguishes this volume from earlier works on Jewish medicine and makes it relevant for contemporary discussions on health maintenance and recuperation"--
Description:Includes bibliographical references and index
Description matérielle:VI, 264 Seiten
ISBN:9004541209