Menstruation and impurity: regular abstention from the cult according to Leviticus 15:19-24 and some examples for the reception of the biblical text in early Judaism

The biblical instructions in Leviticus 15:19-24 about women's regular shedding of the uterine lining and their religious activity mostly refer to male conceptualizations of the female body in Antiquity: The male concepts consider women during their menses as unable to participate in the cult. T...

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Main Author: Hieke, Thomas 1968- (Author)
Format: Electronic/Print Article
Language:English
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Published: De Gruyter 2015
In: Religion and female body in ancient Judaism and its environments
Year: 2015, Pages: 54-70
RelBib Classification:HB Old Testament
Further subjects:B Menstruation
B Impurity
B Bible. Levitikus 15,19-24
B Purity
B Early Judaism
B Leviticus 15
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