Devotee or deviate: the "dog" (keleb) in ancient Israel as a symbol of male passivity and perversion
The Hebrew word,keleb,"dog," in Deuteronomy 23:19 (Eng: 18) has been commonly interpreted as a homosexual male prostitute, intuitively rather than empirically. Mesopotamian sources show the existence of male cult figures of confused sexuality, whose various sexual activities, including cro...
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Language: | English |
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Creighton University
2000
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The journal of religion & society
Year: 2000, Volume: 2 |
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Prostitution
B Homosexuality B Sex in the Bible B Hebrew language; Terms; Keleb B Dogs in the Bible |
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