This essay explores the various attitudes which Greek and Latin authors assumed toward the Jewish food prohibitions, in the Greek and especially Roman context between the 2nd century BCE and the 2nd century CE. Such attitudes vary from simple curiosity, to mockery, to strong critique, without excluding some fascination toward what was perceived as one of the most representative features of the Jewish religion. The analysis examines the primary historical, social, and cultural contexts in which a discourse on Jewish Food Prohibitions emerged in classical literature and the responses to such discourse offered by Jewish-Hellenistic authors. The interpretation goes beyond the traditional political or identitarian readings of these passages. It highlights the potential of discourses regarding animals (and animal consumption) to foster intellectual and intercultural engagement in ancient religions and philosophies.
University of Siena, Italy - ORCID: 0000-0003-2031-0412
Titolo del capitolo
Riti strani tra avversione e fascino. I divieti alimentari ebraici agli occhi dei Greci e dei Romani
Autori
Anna Angelini
Lingua
Italian
DOI
10.36253/979-12-215-0767-6.07
Opera sottoposta a peer review
Anno di pubblicazione
2025
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© 2025 Author(s)
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Titolo del libro
Piccole ‘curiosità’ delle religioni antiche. Un approccio antropologico
Sottotitolo del libro
Atti delle giornate di studio - Siena, 4 e 5 aprile 2024
Curatori
Ginevra Benedetti, Francesca Prescendi
Opera sottoposta a peer review
Numero di pagine
124
Anno di pubblicazione
2025
Copyright
© 2025 Author(s)
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Editore
Firenze University Press, USiena Press
DOI
10.36253/979-12-215-0767-6
ISBN Print
979-12-215-0766-9
eISBN (pdf)
979-12-215-0767-6
eISBN (epub)
979-12-215-0768-3
Collana
Studi di Antichistica
ISSN della collana
3103-3954
e-ISSN della collana
3103-3970