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The poetics of talmudic esotericism : The metaphoric meaning and composition of moed qatan and hagigah. / Kovelman, Arkady; Gershowitz, Uri.

In: Review of Rabbinic Judaism, Vol. 17, No. 2, 13.08.2014, p. 145-169.

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Kovelman, A & Gershowitz, U 2014, 'The poetics of talmudic esotericism: The metaphoric meaning and composition of moed qatan and hagigah', Review of Rabbinic Judaism, vol. 17, no. 2, pp. 145-169. https://doi.org/10.1163/15700704-12341266

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Kovelman, A., & Gershowitz, U. (2014). The poetics of talmudic esotericism: The metaphoric meaning and composition of moed qatan and hagigah. Review of Rabbinic Judaism, 17(2), 145-169. https://doi.org/10.1163/15700704-12341266

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Kovelman A, Gershowitz U. The poetics of talmudic esotericism: The metaphoric meaning and composition of moed qatan and hagigah. Review of Rabbinic Judaism. 2014 Aug 13;17(2):145-169. https://doi.org/10.1163/15700704-12341266

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Kovelman, Arkady ; Gershowitz, Uri. / The poetics of talmudic esotericism : The metaphoric meaning and composition of moed qatan and hagigah. In: Review of Rabbinic Judaism. 2014 ; Vol. 17, No. 2. pp. 145-169.

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