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Autore |
Dorff Elliot N |
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Titolo |
Jewish Choices, Jewish Voices [[electronic resource] ] : Body |
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Dulles, : Jewish Publication Society, 2008 |
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Descrizione fisica |
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1 online resource (154 p.) |
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Collana |
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Jewish Choices, Jewish Voices |
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Altri autori (Persone) |
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Disciplina |
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Human body -- Religious aspects -- Judaism |
Jewish ethics |
Jews -- Identity |
Philosophy |
Ethics |
Philosophy & Religion |
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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 contenuto |
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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 |
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III: CONCLUSION; Our Bodies, Our Selves, Our Values; Glossary; Suggestions for Further Reading; Editors and Contributors; Index |
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