Body, Gender and Purity in Leviticus 12 and 15 [Library of Biblical Studies 539]

Erbele-Küster, Dorothea

ISBN 10: 0567246566 / ISBN 13: 9780567246561

Published by T & T Clark, 2017

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xiii, 186pp. Perfectbound in printed hard covers. Ex-library, faint crease to rear cover; exceedingly clean and sharp otherwise with sound binding and no evidence of use. Shipped professionally in a box. 'The so-called purity laws in Leviticus 11-15 reflect a cultic and social view on the male and female body. These texts do not give detailed physiological descriptions. Instead, they prescribe what to do in the cases of skin disease, delivery and wo/man's genital discharges, but the particular way of dealing with the body and the language used in Leviticus 12 and 15 ask for clarification: How do these texts construct the male and female body? Which roles does gender play within this language? By means of themes like menstruation and circumcision, the author unfolds the language used for the body in Leviticus and its interpretation history. The study provides material for a contemporary anthropology of bodies which relates the human sexed body to God's holiness.' (Publisher's blurb).

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Bibliographic Details

• Title: Body, Gender and Purity in Leviticus 12 and 15 [Library of Biblical Studies 539]
• Publisher: T & T Clark
• Publication Date: 2017
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 0567246566
• ISBN 13: 9780567246561
• Binding: Hardcover
• Condition: VERY GOOD
• Weight: 32 ounces
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Synopsis

The so-called purity laws in Leviticus 11-15 reflect a cultic and social view on the male and female body. These texts do not give detailed physiological descriptions. Instead, they prescribe what to do in the cases of skin disease, delivery and wo/man's genital discharges, but the particular way of dealing with the body and the language used in Leviticus 12 and 15 ask for clarification: How do these texts construct the male and female body? Which roles does gender play within this language?

By means of themes like menstruation and circumcision, the author unfolds the language used for the body in Leviticus and its interpretation history. The study provides material for a contemporary anthropology of bodies which relates the human sexed body to God's holiness.

About the Authors

Dorothea Erbele-Kuester is currently visiting professor at Heidelburg University in Germany. She is a member of the Centre for Ethics in Antiquity and Christianity at Mainz University, Germany, and has been teaching n Belgium and the Netherlands.

Andrew Mein is Director of Research at the Queen's Foundation for Ecumenical Theological Education, UK

Claudia V. Camp is Professor of Religion at Texas Christian University, USA and was on the steering committee of the Seminar. She is currently co-general editor of the LHBOTS series, as well as the author or editor of 4 books and numerous articles.