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Body, Gender and Purity in Leviticus 12 and 15
Hardback
Main Details
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Body, Gender and Purity in Leviticus 12 and 15
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| Authors and Contributors |
By (author) Dorothea Erbele-Kuster
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| Series | The Library of Hebrew Bible/Old Testament Studies |
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| Physical Properties |
| Format:Hardback | | Pages:200 | | Dimensions(mm): Height 234,Width 156 |
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| Category/Genre | Biblical studies |
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| ISBN/Barcode |
9780567246561
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| Classifications | Dewey:222.13083053 |
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| Audience | | Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly | |
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Publishing Details |
| Publisher |
Bloomsbury Publishing PLC
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| Imprint |
T.& T.Clark Ltd
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| Publication Date |
10 August 2017 |
| Publication Country |
United Kingdom
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Description
The so-called purity laws in Leviticus 11-15 reflect a cultic and social view on the male and female body. These texts do not give detailed physiological descriptions. Instead, they prescribe what to do in the cases of skin disease, delivery and women's genital discharges, but the particular way of dealing with the body and the language used in Leviticus 12 and 15 ask for clarification: How do these texts construct the male and female body? Which roles does gender play within this language? By means of themes like menstruation and circumcision, the author unfolds the language used for the body in Leviticus and its interpretation history. The study provides material for a contemporary anthropology of bodies which relates the human sexed body to God's holiness.
Author Biography
Dorothea Erbele-Kuster is currently visiting professor at Heidelburg University in Germany. She is a member of the Centre for Ethics in Antiquity and Christianity at Mainz University/ Germany and has been teaching in Belgium and the Netherlands.
ReviewsOn the whole there is much here to appreciate ... There are observations aplenty to debate ... It would not be safe for anyone working in the area to ignore this book. * The Expository Times *
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