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Chapter 4. Closer Than They May Appear

Alternative Depictions of Sasanians and Zoroastrian Priests in the Bavli

Chapters in this book

  1. Frontmatter i
  2. Contents vii
  3. Note on abbreviations, citations, and terminology ix
  4. Introduction 1
  5. Chapter 1. The Sea of Talmud and Its Shore 8
  6. Chapter 2. In the Temple and Synagogue 34
  7. Chapter 3. Constructing “Them” 64
  8. Chapter 4. Closer Than They May Appear 85
  9. Chapter 5. In Iran 110
  10. In Lieu of a Conclusion 144
  11. Notes 147
  12. Bibliography 215
  13. General Index 239
  14. Source Index 247
  15. Acknowledgments 253
The Iranian Talmud
This chapter is in the book The Iranian Talmud
https://doi.org/10.9783/9780812209044.85

Chapters in this book

  1. Frontmatter i
  2. Contents vii
  3. Note on abbreviations, citations, and terminology ix
  4. Introduction 1
  5. Chapter 1. The Sea of Talmud and Its Shore 8
  6. Chapter 2. In the Temple and Synagogue 34
  7. Chapter 3. Constructing “Them” 64
  8. Chapter 4. Closer Than They May Appear 85
  9. Chapter 5. In Iran 110
  10. In Lieu of a Conclusion 144
  11. Notes 147
  12. Bibliography 215
  13. General Index 239
  14. Source Index 247
  15. Acknowledgments 253
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