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Autore |
Koren Sharon Faye |
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Titolo |
Forsaken [[electronic resource] ] : the menstruant in medieval Jewish mysticism / / Sharon Faye Koren |
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Waltham, Mass., : Brandeis University Press |
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Hanover, : University Press of New England, c2011 |
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ISBN |
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1-280-01058-4 |
9786613512314 |
1-61168-022-0 |
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Descrizione fisica |
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1 online resource (307 p.) |
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Collana |
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HBI series on Jewish women |
The Tauber Institute series for the study of European Jewry |
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Disciplina |
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Soggetti |
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Purity, Ritual - Judaism |
Menstruation - Religious aspects - Judaism |
Mysticism - Judaism - History |
Judaism - History - Medieval and early modern period, 425-1789 |
Electronic books. |
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Formato |
Materiale a stampa |
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Livello bibliografico |
Monografia |
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Note generali |
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Description based upon print version of record. |
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Nota di bibliografia |
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Includes bibliographical references and index. |
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Nota di contenuto |
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Series Page; Title Page; Contents; Foreword; Acknowledgments; Introduction; I: Early Jewish Mysticism; 1. From Earthly Templeto Heavenly Temple; 2. The Mysticism of the Beraita d'Niddah; 3. Menstruation and the Mystics of Ashkenaz; II: Medieval Kabbalah; 4. Menstrual Impurity and Mystical Praxis in Theosophical Kabbalah; 5. The Myth of the Menstruating Shekhinah; 6. The Ontic Metamorphosis of the Menstruating Shekhinah; 7. The Interplay between Myth, Science, and Law; III: Mysticism & Menstruationin Islam & Christianity; 8. Menstrual Impurity and Sufism |
9. Menstrual Impurity in Medieval ChristianityConclusion; Notes; Bibliography; Index |
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Sommario/riassunto |
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A fascinating analysis of why there are no female mystics in medieval Judaism |
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