Stock image for illustration purposes only - book cover, edition or condition may vary.
Sexuality in the Babylonian Talmud: Christian and Sasanian Contexts in Late Antiquity
Yishai Kiel
€ 108.40
FREE Delivery in Ireland
Description for Sexuality in the Babylonian Talmud: Christian and Sasanian Contexts in Late Antiquity
hardcover. This book explores sex and sexuality in the Babylonian Talmud within the context of competing cultural discourses, for students of comparative religion. Num Pages: 310 pages. BIC Classification: 1QDAB; 3D; 3F; HBLA; HBTB; HRJS; HRLM7. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 164 x 236 x 24. Weight in Grams: 596.
Within this close textual analysis of the Babylonian Talmud, Yishai Kiel explores rabbinic discussions of sex in light of cultural assumptions and dispositions that pervaded the cultures of late antiquity and particularly the Iranian world. By negotiating the Iranian context of the rabbinic discussion alongside the Christian backdrop, this groundbreaking volume presents a balanced and nuanced portrayal of the rabbinic discourse on sexuality and situates rabbinic discussions of sex more broadly at the crossroads of late antique cultures. The study is divided into two thematic sections: the first centers on the broader aspects of rabbinic discourse on sexuality while the ... Read more
Within this close textual analysis of the Babylonian Talmud, Yishai Kiel explores rabbinic discussions of sex in light of cultural assumptions and dispositions that pervaded the cultures of late antiquity and particularly the Iranian world. By negotiating the Iranian context of the rabbinic discussion alongside the Christian backdrop, this groundbreaking volume presents a balanced and nuanced portrayal of the rabbinic discourse on sexuality and situates rabbinic discussions of sex more broadly at the crossroads of late antique cultures. The study is divided into two thematic sections: the first centers on the broader aspects of rabbinic discourse on sexuality while the ... Read more
Product Details
Publisher
Cambridge University Press
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2016
Condition
New
Number of Pages
310
Place of Publication
Cambridge, United Kingdom
ISBN
9781107155510
SKU
V9781107155510
Shipping Time
Usually ships in 7 to 11 working days
Ref
99-16
About Yishai Kiel
Yishai Kiel is a lecturer in the Religious Studies Department and Directed Studies Program at Yale University, Connecticut. Kiel has published in numerous peer-reviewed platforms, including The Journal of Religion, Harvard Theological Review, Vetus Testamentum, the Journal of the American Oriental Society, the Journal of Jewish Studies, the Journal of Biblical Literature, Bulletin of the Asia Institute, AJS Review, Jewish ... Read more
Reviews for Sexuality in the Babylonian Talmud: Christian and Sasanian Contexts in Late Antiquity