Body, Gender and Purity in Leviticus 12 and 15
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Body, Gender and Purity in Leviticus 12 and 15
By (Author) Dorothea Erbele-Kuster
Bloomsbury Publishing PLC
T.& T.Clark Ltd
10th August 2017
United Kingdom
Classifications
Tertiary Education
Non Fiction
Judaism: sacred texts and revered writings
Religious aspects of sexuality, gender and relationships
222.13083053
Physical Properties
Hardback
200
Width 156mm, Height 234mm
442g
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.
Reviews
On 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 *
Author Bio
Dorothea Erbele-Kster 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.
