The eleventh plague : Jews and pandemics from the Bible to COVID-19 /

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Written in a lively and compelling style, this book explains the hidden relationship between Judaism and the world of infectious disease. It combines history, medicine, science, and religion and gives us a new appreciation of how Jews and Judaism have been deeply shaped by plagues and pandemics, fro...

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Gespeichert in:
1. Verfasser:
Brown, Jeremy
Format:
Elektronisch E-Book
Sprache:
Englisch
Veröffentlicht:
New York, New York : Oxford University Press, [2023]
Zusammenfassung:
Written in a lively and compelling style, this book explains the hidden relationship between Judaism and the world of infectious disease. It combines history, medicine, science, and religion and gives us a new appreciation of how Jews and Judaism have been deeply shaped by plagues and pandemics, from ancient times up to the present.
Umfang:
1 online resource (505 pages)
Bibliografie:
Includes bibliographical references (pages 445-476) and index.
ISBN:
0-19-760721-7
0-19-760719-5
0-19-760720-9
Schlagworte:
Diseases in the Bible.
Medicine in rabbinical literature.
Epidemics > Religious aspects > Judaism.
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