Sexuality in the Babylonian Talmud: Christian and Sasanian contexts in late antiquity
Within this close textual analysis of the Babylonian Talmud, Yishai Kiel explores rabbinic discussions of sex in light of cultural assumptions and dispositions that pervaded the cultures of late antiquity and particularly the Iranian world. By negotiating the Iranian context of the rabbinic discussi...
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| Format: | Electronic Book |
| Language: | English |
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New York
Cambridge University Press
2016.
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| In: | Year: 2016 |
| Standardized Subjects / Keyword chains: | B
Talmûd bavlî
/ Sexuality
/ Late Antiquity
/ Christianity
/ Zoroastrianism
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| Further subjects: | B
Sex
Religious aspects
Christianity
B Sex ; Religious aspects ; Christianity B Sex in rabbinical literature B Sex Religious aspects Zoroastrianism B Sex ; Religious aspects ; Zoroastrianism |
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| Parallel Edition: | Print version: 9781107155510 |
| Summary: | Within this close textual analysis of the Babylonian Talmud, Yishai Kiel explores rabbinic discussions of sex in light of cultural assumptions and dispositions that pervaded the cultures of late antiquity and particularly the Iranian world. By negotiating the Iranian context of the rabbinic discussion alongside the Christian backdrop, this groundbreaking volume presents a balanced and nuanced portrayal of the rabbinic discourse on sexuality and situates rabbinic discussions of sex more broadly at the crossroads of late antique cultures. The study is divided into two thematic sections: the first centers on the broader aspects of rabbinic discourse on sexuality while the second hones in on rabbinic discussions of sexual prohibitions and the classification of permissible and prohibited partnerships, with particular attention to rabbinic discussions of incest. Essential reading for scholars and graduate students of Judaic studies, early Christianity, and Iranian studies, as well as those interested in religious studies and comparative religion. |
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| Item Description: | Title from publisher's bibliographic system (viewed on 27 Oct 2016) |
| ISBN: | 1316658805 |
| Persistent identifiers: | DOI: 10.1017/CBO9781316658802 |