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The covenant of circumcision : new perspectives on an ancient Jewish rite / edited by Elizabeth Wyner Mark.
Library at the Katz Center - Stacks BM705 .C68 2003
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- Format:
- Book
- Series:
- Brandeis series on Jewish women
- Language:
- English
- Subjects (All):
- Berit milah.
- Circumcision--Religious aspects--Judaism.
- Circumcision.
- Physical Description:
- xxvi, 255 pages : illustrations ; 24 cm.
- Place of Publication:
- Hanover, N.H. : Brandeis University Press, published by University Press of New England, [2003]
- Summary:
- Scholars and rabbis examine the complicated history and contemporary challenges of the Jewish rite of circumcision.
- Contents:
- Crossing the Gender Divide: Public Ceremonies, Private Parts, Mixed Feelings xiii
- Reading the Texts 1
- Wounds, Vows, Emanations: A Phallic Trope in the Patriarchal Narrative / Elizabeth Wyner Mark 3
- Foreskin Sacrifice: Zipporah's Ritual and the Bloody Bridegroom / Bonna Devora Haberman 18
- A Brief History of Jewish Circumcision Blood / Shaye J. D. Cohen 30
- The Cut of Wholeness: Psychoanalytic Interpretations of Biblical Circumcision / Eric Kline Silverman 43
- Circumcision, Secrecy, and the Veiling of the Veil: Phallomorphic Exposure and Kabbalistic Esotericism / Elliot R. Wolfson 58
- Cultural Markings 71
- Circumcision and Castration under Roman Law in the Early Empire / Ra'anan Abusch 75
- Brit Milah: A Study of Change in Custom / Nissan Rubin 87
- Depicting the Ambiguous Wound: Circumcision in Medieval Art / Henry Abramson, Carrie Hannon 98
- Circumcision and Baptism: The Development of a Jewish Ritual in Christian Europe / Elisheva Baumgarten 114
- Christian Travelers to the Circumcision: Early Modern Representations / Eva Frojmovic 128
- Circumcision and Modern Jewish Life: A German Case Study, 1843-1914 / Robin Judd 142
- Contemporary Voices 157
- Circumscribed Circumcision: The Motivations and Identities of Israeli Parents Who Choose Not to Circumcise Their Sons / Ephraim Tabory, Sharon Erez 161
- Circumcision in Hungary after the Shoah / Eva Kovacs, Julia Vajda 177
- Three Rabbinic Perspectives
- A Plea for Inclusion / Rabbi Elyse Wechterman 188
- A Covenant Above Reason / Rabbi David Zaslow 194
- Noam's Bris / Rabbi Deborah Glanzberg-Krainin 197
- Epilogue: A Medley of Women's Voices 201.
- Notes:
- Includes bibliographical references (pages 205-243) and index.
- ISBN:
- 158465306X
- 1584653078
- OCLC:
- 50773425
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