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      The delicacy of the rabbinic asthenes
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      The delicacy of the rabbinic asthenes

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      Sickness, weakness or self-indulgence?

      The delicacy of the rabbinic asthenes

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      The delicacy of the rabbinic asthenes book

      Sickness, weakness or self-indulgence?
      ByAaron Amit
      BookSystems of Classification in Premodern Medical Cultures

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      Edition 1st Edition
      First Published 2020
      Imprint Routledge
      Pages 15
      eBook ISBN 9780203703045
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      ABSTRACT

      The term asthenes occurs numerous times in both tannaitic and amoraic literature and is clearly derived from the Greek word ἀσθενὴς (‘without strength’). Saul Lieberman in his book Tosefta Ki-Fshuṭah argues that the term asthenes refers to ‘a person who is weak and sickly by nature’. In my chapter, I will treat the passages in which the word is used, examining how it developed in rabbinic literature and propose a comprehensive understanding of the term.

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