People of the Body: Jews and Judaism from an Embodied Perspective (Paperback) (ISBN-13: 9780791411704)

By shifting attention from the image of Jews as a textual community to the ways Jews understand and manage their bodies - for example, to their concerns with reproduction and sexuality, menstruation and childbirth- this volume contributes to a revisioning of what Jews and Judaism are and have been. The project of re-membering the Jewish body has both historical and constructive motivations. As a constructive project, this book describes, renews, and participates in the complex and ongoing modern discussion about the nature of Jewish bodies and the place of bodies in Judaism.

Author: Howard Eilberg-Schwartz
ISBN-10: 0791411702
ISBN-13: 9780791411704
Publisher: State University of New York Press
Language: English
Published: 09/09/1992
Pages: 402
Format: Paperback
Weight: 1.43lbs
Size: 8.94h x 6.00w x 1.03d