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Index of Ancient Citations
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Chapters in this book
- Frontmatter i
- Contents ix
- List of Illustrations xi
- Preface xiii
- A Note on References, Names, Abbreviations, and Translations xv
- Introduction 1
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PART I SETTING THE STAGE
- Chapter 1 The Miracle of (Hot) Water: The Emergence of the Roman Public Bathhouse as a Cultural Institution 21
- Chapter 2 A Literary Bathhouse: Realities and Perceptions at a Roman (Jewish) Public Bath 44
- Chapter 3 Earliest Encounters: Archaeology, Scholarly Debate, and the Shifting Grounds of Interpretation 77
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PART II FILTERED ABSORPTION
- Chapter 4 A Sinful Place? Rabbinic Laws (Halakhah) and Feelings about the Public Bathhouse 107
- Chapter 5 Tsni‘ut (Rabbinic Modes of Modesty) in the Halls of Promiscuity: Mixed Bathing and Nudity in the Public Bathhouse 138
- Chapter 6 The Naked Rabbi and the Beautiful Goddess: Engaging with Sculpture in the Public Bathhouse 161
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PART III SOCIAL AND CULTURAL TEXTURES
- Chapter 7 A Social Laboratory: Status and Hierarchy in a Provincial Roman Bathhouse 195
- Chapter 8 A Scary Place: The Perils of the Bath and Jewish Magic Remedies 226
- In Conclusion 252
- Abbreviations 255
- Notes 257
- Bibliography of Primary Sources 313
- Bibliography of Scholarly Works 323
- Index of Ancient Citations 349
- General Index 355
- A note on the type 369
Chapters in this book
- Frontmatter i
- Contents ix
- List of Illustrations xi
- Preface xiii
- A Note on References, Names, Abbreviations, and Translations xv
- Introduction 1
-
PART I SETTING THE STAGE
- Chapter 1 The Miracle of (Hot) Water: The Emergence of the Roman Public Bathhouse as a Cultural Institution 21
- Chapter 2 A Literary Bathhouse: Realities and Perceptions at a Roman (Jewish) Public Bath 44
- Chapter 3 Earliest Encounters: Archaeology, Scholarly Debate, and the Shifting Grounds of Interpretation 77
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PART II FILTERED ABSORPTION
- Chapter 4 A Sinful Place? Rabbinic Laws (Halakhah) and Feelings about the Public Bathhouse 107
- Chapter 5 Tsni‘ut (Rabbinic Modes of Modesty) in the Halls of Promiscuity: Mixed Bathing and Nudity in the Public Bathhouse 138
- Chapter 6 The Naked Rabbi and the Beautiful Goddess: Engaging with Sculpture in the Public Bathhouse 161
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PART III SOCIAL AND CULTURAL TEXTURES
- Chapter 7 A Social Laboratory: Status and Hierarchy in a Provincial Roman Bathhouse 195
- Chapter 8 A Scary Place: The Perils of the Bath and Jewish Magic Remedies 226
- In Conclusion 252
- Abbreviations 255
- Notes 257
- Bibliography of Primary Sources 313
- Bibliography of Scholarly Works 323
- Index of Ancient Citations 349
- General Index 355
- A note on the type 369