| People of the Body: Jews and Judaism from an Embodied Perspective Contributor(s): Eilberg-Schwartz, Howard (Editor) |
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ISBN: 0791411702 ISBN-13: 9780791411704 Publisher: State University of New York Press OUR PRICE: $36.05 Product Type: Paperback - Other Formats Published: September 1992 |
| Additional Information |
| BISAC Categories: - Religion | Judaism - Theology |
| Dewey: 296.32 |
| LCCN: 91-35081 |
| Series: Suny Series, the Body in Culture, History, and Religion |
| Physical Information: 1.03" H x 6" W x 8.94" (1.43 lbs) 402 pages |
| Themes: - Religious Orientation - Jewish |
| Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
| Publisher Description: By shifting attention from the image of Jews as a textual community to the ways Jews understand and manage their bodies -- for example, to their concerns with reproduction and sexuality, menstruation and childbirth-- this volume contributes to a revisioning of what Jews and Judaism are and have been. The project of re-membering the Jewish body has both historical and constructive motivations. As a constructive project, this book describes, renews, and participates in the complex and ongoing modern discussion about the nature of Jewish bodies and the place of bodies in Judaism. |