Language:
English
Year of publication:
2022
Titel der Quelle:
Women in Judaism
Angaben zur Quelle:
19,1 (2022) 1-23
Keywords:
Talmud Bavli Criticism, interpretation, etc.
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Medicine in rabbinical literature
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Women in rabbinical literature
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Traditional medicine Religious aspects
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Judaism
Abstract:
The Babylonian Talmud offers a very limited glimpse into women’s voices, words, and writings, and only seldom quotes them. In contrast, the woman Em is quoted by Abaye twenty-seven times, always in the context of medicine and always in an authoritative formula – “Em told me.” Abaye’s amra li Em אמרה לי אם)) opens a window into a unique healing tradition transmitted to the Talmud by a woman. This article will examine Em’s expertise through a gendered and cross-cultural prism. In addition, the article will explore Em’s substantial body of work in the medical field, and the similarities of some of her prescriptions to Greco-Roman healing techniques and to Mesopotamian magical practices.
DOI:
10.33137/wij.v19i1.41336
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