Forsaken [[electronic resource] ] : the menstruant in medieval Jewish mysticism / / Sharon Faye Koren

• Autore: Koren Sharon Faye
• Pubblicazione: Waltham, Mass., : Brandeis University Press; Hanover, : University Press of New England, c2011
• Descrizione fisica: 1 online resource (307 p.)
• Disciplina: 296.7/5
• Soggetto topico: Purity, Ritual - Judaism; Menstruation - Religious aspects - Judaism; Mysticism - Judaism - History; Judaism - History - Medieval and early modern period, 425-1789
• Soggetto genere / forma: Electronic books.
• Note generali: Description based upon print version of record.
• Nota di bibliografia: Includes bibliographical references and index.
• Nota di contenuto: 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
• Sommario/riassunto: A fascinating analysis of why there are no female mystics in medieval Judaism
• Titolo autorizzato: Forsaken
• ISBN: 1-280-01058-4; 9786613512314; 1-61168-022-0
• Formato: Materiale a stampa
• Livello bibliografico: Monografia
• Lingua di pubblicazione: Inglese
• Record Nr.: 9910462136703321
• Lo trovi qui: Univ. Federico II
• Serie: Tauber Institute for the Study of European Jewry series (Unnumbered); HBI series on Jewish women.