Sexuality in the Babylonian Talmud - Christian and Sasanian Contexts in Late Antiquity

Informationen zum Autor Yishai Kiel is a lecturer in the Religious Studies Department and Directed Studies Program at Yale University, Connecticut. Kiel has published in numerous peer-reviewed platforms, including The Journal of Religion, Harvard Theological Review, Vetus Testamentum, the Journal of the American Oriental Society, the Journal of Jewish Studies, the Journal of Biblical Literature, Bulletin of the Asia Institute, AJS Review, Jewish Studies Quarterly, the Journal for the Study of Judaism, and The Jewish Law Annual. Klappentext This book explores sex and sexuality in the Babylonian Talmud within the context of competing cultural discourses, for students of comparative religion. Zusammenfassung Essential reading for scholars and graduate students of Judaic studies and Iranian studies! as well as those interested in religious studies and comparative religion. This book explores rabbinic discourse on sexuality within the Talmud in light of cultural assumptions and dispositions that pervaded the cultures of late antiquity and the Iranian world. Inhaltsverzeichnis Acknowledgements; Part I: Introduction; 1. Talmudic, Christian and Zoroastrian notions of sexual desire; 2. Sex and the sages; 3. Sexual etiquette and identity demarcation; 4. The mythologization of sexuality; Part II: Introduction; 5. The Pahlavi doctrine of Xw¿d¿dah; 6. Noahide law and the inclusiveness of sexual ethics; 7. Incestuous riddles; 8. Incest between law. Narrative and myth; 9. Confessing incest to a Rabbi; Conclusion; Bibliography; Index.

Product details

• Authors: Yishai Kiel, Kiel Yishai
• Publisher: Cambridge University Press ELT
• Languages: English
• Product format: Hardback
• Released: 13.10.2016
• EAN: 9781107155510
• ISBN: 978-1-107-15551-0
• No. of pages: 310
• Subjects: Humanities, art, music > Religion/theology > Judaism; Non-fiction book > History > Miscellaneous; HISTORY / Ancient / General, HISTORY / Social History, Social & cultural history, RELIGION / Judaism / Talmud, RELIGION / Sexuality & Gender Studies, Social and cultural history, Ancient History, c 500 to c 1000 CE, Ancient history: to c 500 CE, Religious aspects of sexuality, gender and relationships, BCE to c 500 CE, Babylonia, C 500 CE To C 1000 CE, Religious aspects of sexuality, gender & relationships, BCE period – Protohistory, Judaism: sacred texts and revered writings, Judaism: Sacred Texts