LEADER 03962oam 2200697I 450 001 9910786619503321 005 20230803203636.0 010 $a1-317-84745-8 010 $a1-315-82863-4 010 $a1-317-84746-6 024 7 $a10.4324/9781315828633 035 $a(CKB)3710000000185984 035 $a(EBL)1733915 035 $a(SSID)ssj0001338229 035 $a(PQKBManifestationID)11735548 035 $a(PQKBTitleCode)TC0001338229 035 $a(PQKBWorkID)11338181 035 $a(PQKB)10887688 035 $a(MiAaPQ)EBC1733915 035 $a(Au-PeEL)EBL1733915 035 $a(CaPaEBR)ebr10895875 035 $a(CaONFJC)MIL628378 035 $a(OCoLC)884014635 035 $a(OCoLC)889310567 035 $a(EXLCZ)993710000000185984 100 $a20180706h20142004 uy 0 101 0 $aeng 135 $aur|n|---||||| 181 $ctxt 182 $cc 183 $acr 200 04$aThe book of women's love and Jewish medieval medical literature on women $eSefer Ahavat Nashim /$fedited and translated with a commentary by Carmen Caballero-Navas 210 1$aLondon ;$aNew York :$cRoutledge,$d2004, 2014. 215 $a1 online resource (323 p.) 225 1 $aKegan Paul Library of Jewish Studies 300 $aFirst published in 2004 by Kegan Paul Limited. 311 $a1-138-96492-1 311 $a0-7103-0758-6 320 $aIncludes bibliographical references and index. 327 $aCover; 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 Book 327 $a2.1. 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 obstetrics 327 $a2.3.2.1. 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 topics 330 $aFirst published in 2005. Routledge is an imprint of Taylor & Francis, an informa company. 410 0$aKegan Paul library of Jewish studies. 606 $aWomen$xHistory$yMiddle Ages, 500-1500 606 $aWomen$xHistory$yMiddle Ages, 500-1500$vEarly works to 1800 606 $aJewish women$xHealth and hygiene 606 $aMedicine$xHistory$yTo 1500 615 0$aWomen$xHistory 615 0$aWomen$xHistory 615 0$aJewish women$xHealth and hygiene. 615 0$aMedicine$xHistory 676 $a305.4/8696 701 $aCaballero-Navas$b Carmen$01533091 801 0$bMiAaPQ 801 1$bMiAaPQ 801 2$bMiAaPQ 906 $aBOOK 912 $a9910786619503321 996 $aThe book of women's love and Jewish medieval medical literature on women$93779722 997 $aUNINA