Menstrual Purity
| Author | : Charlotte Elisheva Fonrobert |
| Publisher | : Stanford University Press |
| Total Pages | : 348 |
| Release | : 2002 |
| ISBN-10 | : 0804745536 |
| ISBN-13 | : 9780804745536 |
| Rating | : 4/5 (536 Downloads) |
Book Synopsis Menstrual Purity by : Charlotte Elisheva Fonrobert
Download or read book Menstrual Purity written by Charlotte Elisheva Fonrobert and published by Stanford University Press. This book was released on 2002 with total page 348 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This book offers a new perspective on the extensive rabbinic discussions of menstrual impurity, female physiology, and anatomy, and on the social and religious institutions those discussions engendered. It analyzes the functions of these discussions within the larger textual world of rabbinic literature and in the context of Jewish and Christian culture in late antiquity.
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