The many ways Jews loved : a history from printed words and images / Constance Harris ; foreword by Todd M. Edelman.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Harris, Constance, author.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Love in literature.

Jewish literature--History and criticism.

Jewish literature.

Rabbinical literature--History and criticism.

Rabbinical literature.

Genre:

Criticism, interpretation, etc.

Physical Description:

vii, 210 pages : illustrations ; 26 cm

Place of Publication:

Jefferson, North Carolina : McFarland & Company, Inc. Publishers, [2020]

Summary:

"While acknowledging the ways in which persecution inevitably affects a community, this book deviates from most Jewish studies to survey the ways in which Jewish history has been shaped by the everyday experience of love. It examines erotic poetry, sensual art and literature, and biblical and rabbinic stories about lust. It reviews the ways in which Jewish law has both encouraged and regulated sexual interaction and studies the diversity of Jewish attitudes toward such relationships. It is a vast array of works whose authors and artists often speak to the confusion and failure of love while also finding a purpose in its pursuance. It tells the stories of those people who revel in love and of others who remember love and grieve in its absence"-- Provided by publisher".

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references (pages 203-204) and index.

ISBN:

9781476678184

1476678189

OCLC:

1153339808