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001 2014004544
003 DLC
005 20150519083329.0
008 140325t20142014enk b 001 0 eng
010 $a 2014004544
020 $a9780199395545 (hardback)
020 $a9780199395552 (ebook)
020 $a9780199395569 (online content)
040 $aDLC$beng$cDLC$erda$dDLC
042 $apcc
050 00 $aBS1199.S45$bF45 2014
082 00 $a221.8/3067$223
084 $aREL006090$aREL040000$aREL105000$2bisacsh
100 1 $aFeinstein, Eve Levavi,$eauthor.
245 10 $aSexual pollution in the Hebrew Bible /$cEve Levavi Feinstein.
264 1 $aOxford ;$aNew York :$bOxford University Press, USA,$c[2014]
264 4 $c©2014
300 $axii, 293 pages ;$c25 cm
336 $atext$2rdacontent
337 $aunmediated$2rdamedia
338 $avolume$2rdacarrier
520 $a"The concepts of purity and pollution are fundamental to the worldview reflected in the Hebrew Bible yet the ways that biblical texts apply these concepts to sexual relationships remain largely overlooked. Sexual Pollution in the Hebrew Bible argues that the concept of pollution is rooted in disgust and that pollution language applied to sexual relations expresses a sense of bodily contamination resulting from revulsion. Most texts in the Hebrew Bible that use pollution language in sexual contexts reflect a conception of women as sexual property susceptible to being "ruined" for particular men through contamination by others. In contrast, the Holiness legislation of the Pentateuch applies pollution language to men who engage in transgressive sexual relations, conveying the idea that male bodily purity is a prerequisite for individual and communal holiness.Sexual transgressions contaminate the male body and ultimately result in exile when the land vomits out its inhabitants. The Holiness legislation's conception of sexual pollution, which is found in Leviticus 18, had a profound impact on later texts. In the book of Ezekiel, it contributes to a broader conception of pollution resulting from Israel's sins, which led to the Babylonian exile. In the book of Ezra, it figures in a view of the Israelite community as a body of males contaminated by foreign women. Yet the idea of female pollution rooted in a view of women as sexual property persisted alongside the idea of male pollution as an impediment to holiness. Eva Feinstein illuminates why the idea of pollution adheres to particular domains of experience, including sex, death, and certain types of infirmity. Sexual Pollution in the Hebrew Bible allows for a more thorough understanding of sexual pollution, its particular characteristics, and the role that it plays in biblical literature"--$cProvided by publisher.
520 $a"Sexual Pollution in the Hebrew Bible examines the Hebrew Bible's use of pollution language to characterize sexual relationships. Eva Feinstein argues that descriptions of female pollution reflect a view of women as sexual property, while descriptions of male pollution relate to Israel's holiness. The book enables a more thorough understanding of sexual pollution, its particular characteristics, and the role that it plays in biblical literature"--$cProvided by publisher.
504 $aIncludes bibliographical references and index.
650 0 $aSex in the Bible.
650 0 $aWomen in the Bible.
650 0 $aPurity, Ritual$xBiblical teaching.
630 00 $aBible.$pLeviticus, XVIII$xCriticism, interpretation, etc.
630 00 $aBible.$pOld Testament$xFeminist criticism.
650 7 $aRELIGION / Biblical Criticism & Interpretation / Old Testament.$2bisacsh
650 7 $aRELIGION / Judaism / General.$2bisacsh
650 7 $aRELIGION / Sexuality & Gender Studies.$2bisacsh