Why Aren't Jewish Women Circumcised? Gender And Covenant in Judaism

Octavo in dust jacket, xvii, 317 pp., three b/w illustrations 9from Picart), notes, bibliography, indexes. Why aren't Jewish women circumcised? This improbable question, first [more]

Octavo in dust jacket, xvii, 317 pp., three b/w illustrations 9from Picart), notes, bibliography, indexes. Why aren't Jewish women circumcised? This improbable question, first advanced by anti-Jewish Christian polemicists, is the point of departure for this wide-ranging exploration of gender and Jewishness in Jewish thought. With a lively command of a wide range of Jewish sources--from the Bible and the Talmud to the legal and philosophical writings of the Middle Ages to Enlightenment thinkers and modern scholars--Shaye J. D. Cohen considers the varied responses to this provocative question and in the process provides the fullest cultural history of Jewish circumcision available. ---Flap copy.[less]

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Standard- Used book, in good condition No supplements Normal wear to cover and spine Page markings Inventory sticker present Satisfaction guaranteed! - Listed May 2013[less]