The inward turn in rabbinic literature -- Knowledge of the body : the case of sensation -- Asserting the needs of the body -- Between body and mind : the suffering self -- Self-knowledge and a wife's autonomy -- Conclusion
Summary
Highlights the emergence of self-knowledge in rabbinic literature, showing how Babylonian rabbis relied on knowledge accessible only to the individual to determine the law
Notes
Based on the author's thesis (doctoral -New York University, 2014) issued under title: Radical subjectivity : law and self-knowledge in the Babylonian Tlmud
