Finding Men in Menstruation: Resolving Bad Blood by Discovering Male Roles in the Purification Rituals of Leviticus 12

Harmful interpretations of the blood rites for menstruating and postpartum women in Leviticus 12 have sown seeds of misogyny for two millennia. While this text has often been criticized for its patriarchal perspective, this article demonstrates how male participation in Lev 12:1-8 provides unexpecte...

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Main Author: Markowski, John Jerome (Author)
Format: Electronic Article
Language:English
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Published: Indiana University Press 2022
In: Journal of feminist studies in religion
Year: 2022, Volume: 38, Issue: 2, Pages: 51-68
Standardized Subjects / Keyword chains:B Bible. Levitikus 12 / Menstruation / Cultic purity / Woman-hating / Gender composition
RelBib Classification:AD Sociology of religion; religious policy
AG Religious life; material religion
BH Judaism
HB Old Testament
Further subjects:B Reproduction
B Menstruation
B Leviticus
B Gender
B Blood
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