The stains of culture : an ethno-reading of Karaite Jewish women / Ruth Tsoffar.

Author/creator Tsoffar, Ruth
Format Book
Publication InfoDetroit, Mich. : Wayne State University Press, ©2006.
Descriptionxv, 245 pages : illustrations ; 23 cm.
Supplemental ContentTable of contents
Subjects

SeriesRaphael Patai series in Jewish folklore and anthropology
Raphael Patai series in Jewish folklore and anthropology. ^A402582
Contents Karaite history, historiography, and the subject of truth -- Shabbat, purity, and making love -- Talking menstruation : the language of blood -- Mother-daughter teaching -- "Please, no handshaking" : quantifying the arbitrary body -- The site of impurity -- Resolution from within : the encounter between niddah and yoledah -- Beyond binarism : mother's milk and Karaite dietary law.
Bibliography noteIncludes bibliographical references (p. 219-234) and index.
LCCN 2005017431
ISBN0814332234 (pbk. : alk. paper)
ISBN9780814332238

Availability

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Joyner General Stacks BM185 .T76 2006 ✔ Available Place Hold