Sarra Lev

And the Sages Did Not Know

Early Rabbinic Approaches to Intersex

• Gebundenes Buch

Produktbeschreibung

"Although the rabbis of the first two centuries CE divided the world into men and women, they recognized that some people are born with characteristics that do not fit these categories. Through an examination of early rabbinic sources, this book explores seven different approaches that the rabbis took towards intersex persons in their legal texts"--

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Produktdetails

• Verlag: University of Pennsylvania Press
• Seitenzahl: 392
• Erscheinungstermin: 2. Januar 2024
• Englisch
• Abmessung: 231mm x 152mm x 30mm
• Gewicht: 680g
• ISBN-13: 9781512825176
• ISBN-10: 1512825174
• Artikelnr.: 68285858

Autorenporträt

Sarra Lev is Professor of Rabbinics and Chair of the Department of Rabbinic Civilization at Reconstructionist Rabbinical College and Jewish Reconstructionist Communities.

Inhaltsangabe

Preface
Notes on Usage
Introduction
A Brief Excursus on "Rabbinic Intersex"
Chapter 1. Frames of Reference
Chapter 2. Deconstructing the Binary, or Not?
Chapter 3. The Sui Generis Model
Chapter 4. The Uncertainty Model: Creating Contingency Plans
Chapter 5. The "Non-" Model and Genre: What a Difference Wordplay Makes
Chapter 6. The Maleness Model: Making a Male
Chapter 7. The Part/Part Model: Dissecting the Body
Chapter 8. Encountering an Androginos: The Truth of Paradox
Epilogue
Glossary
Notes
Bibliography
Index
Acknowledgments