Body, Gender and Purity in Leviticus 12 and 15
Author:   Dorothea Erbele-Kuster (Johannes-Gutenberg-Universitaet Mainz, Germany)
Publisher:   Bloomsbury Publishing PLC
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9780567708762


Pages:   288
Publication Date:   25 August 2022
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Body, Gender and Purity in Leviticus 12 and 15


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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 wo/man'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.

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Author:   Dorothea Erbele-Kuster (Johannes-Gutenberg-Universitaet Mainz, Germany)
Publisher:   Bloomsbury Publishing PLC
Imprint:   T.& T.Clark Ltd
ISBN:  

9780567708762


ISBN 10:   0567708764
Pages:   288
Publication Date:   25 August 2022
Audience:   College/higher education ,  Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly
Format:   Paperback
Publisher's Status:   Active
Availability:   Manufactured on demand   Availability explained
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Table of Contents

Chapter 1: Mapping Part 1: Exegetical Analysis Chapter 2; Leviticus 12 Chapter 3: Leviticus 15 Part 2: Biblical Anthropology as Discourse of the Body Chapter 4: Flesh Chapter 5: Bodily Fluids Chapter 6: Menstruation Chapter 7: The Cultic Perspective Chapter 8: Prospects Bibliography

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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 *


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Professor Dorothea Erbele-Küster, PhD, teaches Hebrew and the Hebrew Bible at the Protestant Faculty in Brussels (B) and in Kampen (NL).

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