03962oam 2200697I 450 991078661950332120230803203636.01-317-84745-81-315-82863-41-317-84746-610.4324/9781315828633 (CKB)3710000000185984(EBL)1733915(SSID)ssj0001338229(PQKBManifestationID)11735548(PQKBTitleCode)TC0001338229(PQKBWorkID)11338181(PQKB)10887688(MiAaPQ)EBC1733915(Au-PeEL)EBL1733915(CaPaEBR)ebr10895875(CaONFJC)MIL628378(OCoLC)884014635(OCoLC)889310567(EXLCZ)99371000000018598420180706h20142004 uy 0engur|n|---|||||txtccrThe book of women's love and Jewish medieval medical literature on women Sefer Ahavat Nashim /edited and translated with a commentary by Carmen Caballero-NavasLondon ;New York :Routledge,2004, 2014.1 online resource (323 p.)Kegan Paul Library of Jewish StudiesFirst published in 2004 by Kegan Paul Limited.1-138-96492-1 0-7103-0758-6 Includes bibliographical references and index.Cover; Title Page; Copyright Page; Dedication; Table of Contents; Preface; Acknowledgements; Part One: The Book in its context; Chapter 1: Composition and characteristics of the Book; 1.1. Cultural activity in the Jewish communities of southern Europe and the production of medical literature on the female body; 1.2. Linguistic analysis; 1.3. Sources; 1.3.1. Sources of Graeco-Latin origin; 1.3.2. Sources of Arab origin; 1.3.3. Sources of Hebrew origin; 1.3.4. Unidentified sources; 1.4. The genre and intended audience of the Book of Women's Love; Chapter 2: Contents of the Book2.1. Magic and kabbalah in the Book of Women's Love: the written reflection of a living practice2.1.1. Magic is a living practice; 2.1.2. The more women the more witchcraft; 2.1.3. Kabbalah and magic practices in the Book; 2.2. Sexuality and eroticism in the Book; 2.2.1. Treatises dedicated to (hetero)sexuality and the Book of Women's Love; 2.3. The care of women's health and beauty: cosmetics and gynaecology; 2.3.1. The adornment and decoration of female bodies; 2.3.1.1. The texts on cosmetics and the Book of Women's Love; 2.3.2. Women's diseases: gynaecology and obstetrics2.3.2.1. The Hebrew corpus on women's healthcare2.3.2.2. Women's health and the diseases of genital organs in the Book of Women 's Love; Part Two: Edition and translation; The manuscript; On the edition and translation; Abbreviations and SIGLA; Hebrew text and English translation; Commentary; Glossary of materia medica and technical terms; English - Hebrew; Hebrew - English; Sources and Bibliography; Unpublished sources; Published sources; Bibliography; Index of names, places and topicsFirst published in 2005. Routledge is an imprint of Taylor & Francis, an informa company.Kegan Paul library of Jewish studies.WomenHistoryMiddle Ages, 500-1500WomenHistoryMiddle Ages, 500-1500Early works to 1800Jewish womenHealth and hygieneMedicineHistoryTo 1500WomenHistoryWomenHistoryJewish womenHealth and hygiene.MedicineHistory305.4/8696Caballero-Navas Carmen1533091MiAaPQMiAaPQMiAaPQBOOK9910786619503321The book of women's love and Jewish medieval medical literature on women3779722UNINA