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Rest days

Subtitle: A study in early law and morality

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PREFACE ERRATA INTRODUCTION

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1. Front matter 2. PREFACE 3. ERRATA 4. INTRODUCTION 5. CHAPTER I TABOOED DAYS AT CRITICAL EPOCHS 6. CHAPTER II TABOOED DAYS AFTER A DEATH AND ON RELATED OCCASIONS 7. CHAPTER III HOLY DAYS 8. CHAPTER IV MARKET DAYS 9. CHAPTER V LUNAR SUPERSTITIONS AND FESTIVALS 10. CHAPTER VI LUNAR CALENDARS AND THE WEEK 11. CHAPTER VII THE BABYLONIAN “EVIL DAYS” AND THE SHABATTUM 12. CHAPTER VIII THE HEBREW SABBATH 13. CHAPTER IX UNLUCKY DAYS 14. CONCLUSION 15. INDEX

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