Sexuality in the Babylonian Talmud: Christian and Sasanian Contexts in Late Antiquity

Author:   Yishai Kiel
Publisher:   Cambridge University Press
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9781107155510


Pages:   310
Publication Date:   13 October 2016
Format:   Hardback
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Author:   Yishai Kiel
Publisher:   Cambridge University Press
Imprint:   Cambridge University Press
Dimensions:   Width: 16.00cm , Height: 2.20cm , Length: 23.50cm
Weight:   0.590kg
ISBN:  

9781107155510


ISBN 10:   1107155517
Pages:   310
Publication Date:   13 October 2016
Audience:   Professional and scholarly ,  Professional & Vocational
Format:   Hardback
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Acknowledgements; Part I: Introduction; 1. Talmudic, Christian and Zoroastrian notions of sexual desire; 2. Sex and the sages; 3. Sexual etiquette and identity demarcation; 4. The mythologization of sexuality; Part II: Introduction; 5. The Pahlavi doctrine of Xwēdōdah; 6. Noahide law and the inclusiveness of sexual ethics; 7. Incestuous riddles; 8. Incest between law. Narrative and myth; 9. Confessing incest to a Rabbi; Conclusion; Bibliography; Index.

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Yishai Kiel is a lecturer in the Religious Studies Department and Directed Studies Program at Yale University, Connecticut. Kiel has published in numerous peer-reviewed platforms, including The Journal of Religion, Harvard Theological Review, Vetus Testamentum, the Journal of the American Oriental Society, the Journal of Jewish Studies, the Journal of Biblical Literature, Bulletin of the Asia Institute, AJS Review, Jewish Studies Quarterly, the Journal for the Study of Judaism, and The Jewish Law Annual.

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