A Seven-Headed Demon in the House of Study: Understanding a Rabbinic Demon in Light of Zoroastrian, Christian, and Babylonian Textual Traditions
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DOI: 10.1017/s0364009418000788
Abstract: This article examines a narrative about a seven-headed demon in Bavli Kiddushin 29b as an entry point into a much broader conversation about the Talmud's demonology. I first lay out the interpretive challenges of the… read more here.
Keywords: seven headed; demon; house study; headed demon ... See more keywords