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Record Nr.

UNINA9910781148103321

Autore

Dorff Elliot N

Titolo

Jewish Choices, Jewish Voices [[electronic resource] ] : Body

Pubbl/distr/stampa

Dulles, : Jewish Publication Society, 2008

ISBN

0-8276-1040-8

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (154 p.)

Collana

Jewish Choices, Jewish Voices

Altri autori (Persone)

NewmanLouis E. <1956->

Disciplina

296.3/6

Soggetti

Human body -- Religious aspects -- Judaism

Jewish ethics

Jews -- Identity

Philosophy

Ethics

Philosophy & Religion

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Note generali

Description based upon print version of record.

Nota di contenuto

Contents; Acknowledgments; Description of the Jewish Choices, Jewish Voices Series; Introduction: Body; PART I: CASE STUDIES AND JEWISH SOURCES; First Case Study: Body Weight and Diet Choices.; Questions; Traditional Jewish Sources Relevant to All Cases; Traditional Sources; Contemporary Sources.; Second Case Study: Tattoos; Questions; Traditional Sources; Contemporary Sources.; Third Case Study: High-Risk Behavior; Questions; Traditional Sources; Contemporary Sources.; PART II: SYMPOSIUM; Modern Jewish Views of the Body; "A Body of Laws": Traditional Texts Speak to Contemporary Problems

Reclaiming Dignity, Freedom, Health: The Jewish Body in AmericaBodies on Loan: The Ethics of "Renting" a Body; Men's Bodies, Women's Bodies ; Reflections of an Athlete; Circumcisional Circumstances: Circumspecting the Jewish Male Body; Circumcision: The Medical Imperative Accompanying the Religious Imperative; Judaism, Body Image, and Food; Reclaiming the Body: Anorexia and Bulimia in the Jewish Community; Physicians' Perspectives; Desta's Heart: A Difficult Case of Caring; Helping the Healer of Israel: Perspectives of a Jewish Physician; Jews and Tattoos

Kosher Ink: The Emerging World of Tattooed JewsLynn's Tattoo; PART



III: CONCLUSION; Our Bodies, Our Selves, Our Values; Glossary; Suggestions for Further Reading; Editors and Contributors; Index