From Abraham to America : a history of Jewish circumcision / Eric Kline Silverman.

Author/creator Silverman, Eric Kline
Format Book
Publication InfoLanham, Md. : Rowman & Littlefield Publishers, Inc., ©2006.
Descriptionxxxii, 303 pages ; 24 cm
Subjects
Berit milah--History.
Circumcision--Religious aspects. --Judaism.
Circumcision--History.
Antisemitism.

Contents Circumcision, creation, and the cosmic phallus -- Covenantal corporeality; or, was Adam circumcised? -- Circumcision and the mark of Cain -- The life and times of Abraham -- The bloody bridegroom -- Lilith, yarmulkes, and the eye of circumcision -- The Jewish circumcision ceremony -- Circumcision, anti-semitism, and Christ's foreskin -- Circumcision contentions in contemporary Judaism -- Old whine in new foreskins: anti-Judaism in the contemporary debate over medical circumcision.
Bibliography noteIncludes bibliographical references (p. 247-288) and index.
LCCN 2006004450
ISBN0742516687 (cloth : alk. paper)
ISBN0742516695 (pbk : alk. paper)
ISBN9780742516687
ISBN9780742516694

Availability

Library Location Call Number Status Item Actions
Joyner General Stacks BM705 .S55 2006 ✔ Available Place Hold