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More on the Legend of the Mother and Her Seven Sons / עוד בעניין אגדת האישה ושבעת בניה

רייך, איתן ; Reich, Eitan

ציון (ירושלים), 2008-01, Vol.עג (ד), p.485-488 [Periódico revisado por pares]

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  • Título:
    More on the Legend of the Mother and Her Seven Sons / עוד בעניין אגדת האישה ושבעת בניה
  • Autor: רייך, איתן ; Reich, Eitan
  • Assuntos: Research Notes / זוטות
  • É parte de: ציון (ירושלים), 2008-01, Vol.עג (ד), p.485-488
  • Descrição: This article expands the conclusions presented by Elisheva Baumgarten and Rella Kushelevsky in their study of the mother and her seven sons in Zion, 71 (2006), pp. 273—300. The First Crusade had a major impact on the legend of the mother and her seven sons in Ashkenaz. This is evident from the different versions of the legend in the Midrash Eicha Rabba and the Sefer Zichronot. The different versions of Eicha Rabba are divided into Sephardic and Ashkenazi lines of transmission, the latter being subdivided into Italian and Ashkenazi branches. In the Sephardic and Italian versions the mother becomes insane before committing suicide. Since there is no reference to this in earlier sources such as 2Mac and 4Mac, it is probably a late addition reflecting reservations about her behavior and intended to prevent her from becoming a role model for future generations. Moreover, the act of suicide itself is not mentioned explicitly. In the Ashkenazi version, on the other hand, the mother retains her full senses, thereby becoming a role model for future generations, while the act of suicide is mentioned explicitly. Sefer Zichronot was probably written in Italy, and was later adapted in Ashkenaz. The legend appears there twice. Its second appearance, believed to stem from the Roman period, is the focus of this article. The author had before him the version in which the woman is portrayed as insane. He claims, however, that this was not the opinion of the author of the legend, but rather this was how the Gentiles perceived her state of mind, being incapable of grasping her willingness to sacrifice herself. In this book, the mother is also portrayed as slaughtering her own children. This significant change is probably influenced by the behavior of Ashkenazi women during the First Crusade. These minor changes and late additions indicate a tendency to vindicate the act of the mother. She became a role model for Ashkenazi mothers who slaughtered their sons and killed themselves.
  • Editor: החברה ההיסטורית הישראלית
  • Idioma: Hebraico
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