Why aren't Jewish women circumcised? : gender and covenant in Judaism / Shaye J.D. Cohen.

Author/creator Cohen, Shaye J. D.
Format Book
Publication InfoBerkeley : University of California Press, ©2005.
Descriptionxvii, 317 pages : illustrations ; 24 cm.
Supplemental ContentTable of contents
Subjects

SeriesThe S. Mark Taper Foundation imprint in Jewish studies
S. Mark Taper Foundation imprint in Jewish studies. ^A595310
Contents Jewish circumcision and Christian polemics. A canonical history of Jewish circumcision -- Were Jewish women ever circumcised? -- Christian questions, Christian responses -- From reticence to polemic -- Why aren't Jewish women circumcised? four responses. The celebration of manhood -- The reduction of lust and the unmanning of men -- True faith and the exemption of women -- The celebration of womanhood -- Conclusion : challenges to the circumcision of Jewish men.
Bibliography noteIncludes bibliographical references (p. 273-292) and indexes.
LCCN 2004030699
ISBN0520244583 (cloth : alk. paper)

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Joyner General Stacks BM705 .C65 2005 ✔ Available Place Hold