The Stains of Culture: An Ethno-Reading of Karaite Jewish Women
(Part of the Raphael Patai Series in Jewish Folklore and Anthropology Series)
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A minority within Judaism, the Karaites are known as a 'reading community'--one that looks to the Bible as the authority in all areas of life, including intimate relations and hygiene. Here Ruth Tsoffar considers how Egyptian Kariates of the San Francisco Bay Area define themselves, within both California culture and Judaism, in terms of the Bible and its bearing on their bodies. Women's perspectives play a large role in this ethnography; it is...
Format:Paperback
Language:English
ISBN:0814332234
ISBN13:9780814332238
Release Date:December 2005
Publisher:Wayne State University Press
Length:264 Pages
Weight:0.95 lbs.
Dimensions:0.7" x 6.1" x 9.0"
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