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"Purity, Body, and Self in Early Rabbinic Literature adds a new dimension to the study of practives of self-making in antiquity." Existentia "Fascinating... [A] very original and expertly written study... [Purity, Body, and Self in Early Rabbinic Literature] will form the basis of all future discussions of purity, the self and the body in ancient Judaism." Journal of Jewish Studies

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Acknowledgments Introduction 1. From Sources of Impurity to Circles of Impurity 2. Subjecting the Body 3. Objects That Matter 4. On Corpses and Persons 5. The Duality of Gentile Bodies 6. The Pure Self Epilogue: Recomposing Purity and Meaning Notes Bibliography Index

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      Publisher: University of California Press
      Publication Date: 2/15/2014 12:00:00 AM
      ISBN13: 9780520280632, 978-0520280632
      ISBN10: 0520280636

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      Book Synopsis


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      "Purity, Body, and Self in Early Rabbinic Literature adds a new dimension to the study of practives of self-making in antiquity." Existentia "Fascinating... [A] very original and expertly written study... [Purity, Body, and Self in Early Rabbinic Literature] will form the basis of all future discussions of purity, the self and the body in ancient Judaism." Journal of Jewish Studies

      Table of Contents
      Acknowledgments Introduction 1. From Sources of Impurity to Circles of Impurity 2. Subjecting the Body 3. Objects That Matter 4. On Corpses and Persons 5. The Duality of Gentile Bodies 6. The Pure Self Epilogue: Recomposing Purity and Meaning Notes Bibliography Index

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