The Covenant of Circumcision - New Perspectives on an Ancient Jewish Rite

Scholars and rabbis examine the complicated history and contemporary challenges of the Jewish rite of circumcision.

About the author

Elizabeth Wyner Mark is a Resident Scholar at the Women's Studies Research Center at Brandeis University. A clinical psychologist, she was formerly a Clinical Instructor at Harvard Medical School and a Clinical Supervisor at McLean Hospital. In recent years she has been exploring the application of psychotherapeutic modes of understanding to the study of biblical texts.

Summary

Scholars and rabbis examine the complicated history and contemporary challenges of the Jewish rite of circumcision.

Product details

• Authors: Elizabeth Wyner Mark
• Assisted by: Elizabeth Wyner Mark (Editor)
• Publisher: University Press of New England
• Languages: English
• Product format: Paperback / Softback
• Released: 01.04.2003
• EAN: 9781584653073
• ISBN: 978-1-58465-307-3
• No. of pages: 288
• Dimensions: 151 mm x 225 mm x 21 mm
• Weight: 436 g
• Series: HBI Series on Jewish Women; Brandeis Series on Jewish Women; Hbi Jewish Women
• Subject: Humanities, art, music > Religion/theology > Judaism