Compulsive libationers
Non-Jews and wine in early rabbinic sources
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 4006940 |
|---|---|
| Authors | Stern (0000-0002-1216-5860, University College London, UK, corresponding author) |
| Year | 2013 |
| Volume | 64 |
| Issue | 1 |
| Pages | 19-44 |
| Publication date | 2013-04-01 |
| Peer Reviewed | Yes |
| Open Access | No |
| Type | ARTICLE |
| Venue | Journal of Jewish Studies (JOURNAL) |
| Journal identifiers | ISSN: 0022-2097 • E-ISSN: 2056-6689 |
| Publisher | Oxford Centre for Hebrew and Jewish Studies (PUBLISHER • GB) |
| DOI | 10.18647/3114/jjs-2013 |
| OpenAlex | W2319537622 |
| Language | EN |
| Citations received | 2 |
The rabbinic prohibition on non-Jewish wine is grounded on the assumption that non-Jews were compulsive wine libationers, who offered wine libations at any time and in any place, unpredictably, compulsively, and almost completely undetected; and that the mere contact with wine was sufficient for libations to pagan divinities to be performed. These assumptions, however, do not reflect the pagan practice of wine libation as known from Greek and Roman sources. This paper discusses whether the rabbinic view of non-Jewish libation was purely imagined, compares it with early Christian views, and suggests various interpretations of the myth of compulsive wine libation
Ancient history · Art · Visual arts · Wine · Archaeology and Historical Studies · Halal products and consumer behavior · Historical, Religious, and Philosophical Studies · History · Psychology
| Unique citing works | 2 |
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| Citations per year | 0,2 |
| Citation span | 2016 - 2018 (3) |
| Citation velocity | historical |
| Highly cited | No |
| Citation types | Neutral: 2 |