From Abraham to America : A History of Jewish Circumcision
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Format
Paperback / Softback
ISBN-10
0742516695
ISBN-13
9780742516694
Publisher
Bloomsbury Publishing Plc
Imprint
Rowman & Littlefield Publishers
Country of Manufacture
GB
Country of Publication
GB
Publication Date
Jul 27th, 2006
Print length
336 Pages
Weight
503 grams
Dimensions
22.80 x 17.90 x 2.60 cms
Product Classification:
Reference, information & interdisciplinary subjectsJudaismCultural studiesPolitics & government
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Presents an overview of Jewish circumcision throughout history. Beginning with "Genesis", this book traces paradoxes and tensions in biblical-Jewish circumcision as seen both within Judaism and from the dominant, non-Jewish culture. It is a useful reading in Jewish studies, medical sociology, and Judaic studies/theology.
Silverman''s new book is a comprehensive overview of Jewish circumcision throughout history. Beginning with Genesis, the author traces paradoxes and tensions in biblical-Jewish circumcision as seen both within Judaism and from the dominant, non-Jewish culture. Topics include rabbinic literature, early Christianity, Medieval notions of menstruating Jewish men and the blood libel, the relic of ChristOs foreskin, modern notions of the Jewish body and Jewish manhood, and the current debate over Jewish and routine medical circumcision in America.
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