| From Abraham to America: A History of Jewish Circumcision Contributor(s): Silverman, Eric (Author) |
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ISBN: 0742516687 ISBN-13: 9780742516687 Publisher: Rowman & Littlefield Publishers OUR PRICE: $151.47 Product Type: Hardcover - Other Formats Published: July 2006 Annotation: Silverman's new book is a comprehensive overview of Jewish circumcision throughout history. Beginning with Genesis, the author traces paradoxes and tensions in biblical-Jewish circumcision as seen both within Judaism and from the dominant, non-Jewish culture, and ends with the current debate over Jewish and routine medical circumcision in America. This book is essential reading in Jewish studies, medical sociology, and Judaic studies/theology. |
| Additional Information |
| BISAC Categories: - Religion | Judaism - Rituals & Practice - Religion | Judaism - History |
| Dewey: 296.442 |
| LCCN: 2006004450 |
| Physical Information: 1.16" H x 6.3" W x 9.38" (1.36 lbs) 336 pages |
| Themes: - Religious Orientation - Jewish - Ethnic Orientation - Jewish |
| Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
| Publisher Description: Silverman's new book is a comprehensive overview of Jewish circumcision throughout history. Beginning with Genesis, the author traces paradoxes and tensions in biblical-Jewish circumcision as seen both within Judaism and from the dominant, non-Jewish culture. Topics include rabbinic literature, early Christianity, Medieval notions of menstruating Jewish men and the blood libel, the relic of ChristOs foreskin, modern notions of the Jewish body and Jewish manhood, and the current debate over Jewish and routine medical circumcision in America. |