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Book SynopsisTraces the continuing, changing, and often clashing roles of blood as both symbol and substance through the entire sweep of Jewish and Christian history.
Trade Review"Biale's writing is as interesting, and sometimes as controversial, as his topics." -- Ingrid Wilkerson World History Connected "Bird provides readers with a readable, informed overview of the state of the question." Hebrew Studies: A Journal Devoted To Hebrew Language And Literature
Table of ContentsPreface Introduction: Writing with Blood 1. Pollution and Power: Blood in the Hebrew Bible 2. Blood and the Covenant: The Jewish and Christian Careers of a Biblical Verse 3. God's Blood: Medieval Jews and Christians Debate the Body 4. Power in the Blood: The Medieval and the Modern in Nazi Anti-Semitism 5. From Blood Libel to Blood Community: Self-Defense and Self-Assertion in Modern Jewish Culture Epilogue: Blood and Belief Notes Selected Bibliography Index
