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OverviewFull Product DetailsAuthor: Mira BalbergPublisher: University of California Press Imprint: University of California Press Dimensions: Width: 15.20cm , Height: 2.50cm , Length: 22.90cm Weight: 0.499kg ISBN: 9780520280632ISBN 10: 0520280636 Pages: 262 Publication Date: 15 February 2014 Audience: General/trade , General Format: Hardback Publisher's Status: Active Availability: In stock  We have confirmation that this item is in stock with the supplier. It will be ordered in for you and dispatched immediately. Table of ContentsAcknowledgments Introduction 1. From Sources of Impurity to Circles of Impurity 2. Subjecting the Body 3. Objects That Matter 4. On Corpses and Persons 5. The Duality of Gentile Bodies 6. The Pure Self Epilogue: Recomposing Purity and Meaning Notes Bibliography IndexReviewsPurity, Body, and Self in Early Rabbinic Literature adds a new dimension to the study of practives of self-making in antiquity. Existentia Purity, Body, and Self in Early Rabbinic Literature adds a new dimension to the study of practives of self-making in antiquity. Existentia Fascinating... [A] very original and expertly written study... [Purity, Body, and Self in Early Rabbinic Literature] will form the basis of all future discussions of purity, the self and the body in ancient Judaism. Journal of Jewish Studies Author InformationMira Balberg is Assistant Professor of Religious Studies at Northwestern University. Tab Content 6Author Website:Countries AvailableAll regions |
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