Forsaken: The Menstruant in Medieval Jewish Mysticism
(Part of the The HBI Series on Jewish Women Series)
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This book addresses a central question in the study of Jewish mysticism in the medieval and early modern periods: why are there no known female mystics in medieval Judaism, unlike contemporaneous movements in Christianity and Islam? Sharon Faye Koren demonstrates that the male rejection of female mystical aspirations is based in deeply rooted attitudes toward corporeality and ritual purity. In particular, medieval Jewish male mystics increasingly...
Format:Paperback
Language:English
ISBN:1584659823
ISBN13:9781584659822
Release Date:October 2011
Publisher:Brandeis University Press
Length:306 Pages
Weight:0.95 lbs.
Dimensions:0.8" x 6.3" x 9.0"
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