Research Catalog

Sexuality in the Babylonian Talmud : Christian and Sasanian contexts in late antiquity

Title
Sexuality in the Babylonian Talmud : Christian and Sasanian contexts in late antiquity / Yishai Kiel.
Author
Kiel, Yishai
Publication
  • New York, NY : Cambridge University Press, 2016.
  • ©2016
Supplementary Content
  • Contributor biographical information
  • Publisher description

Available Online

Table of contents only

Items in the Library & Off-site

Filter by

1 Item

StatusFormatAccessCall NumberItem Location
Request for On-site UseRequest Scan

Available - Can be used on site. Please visit New York Public Library - Schwarzman Building to submit a request in person.

TextUse in library JFE 16-13176Schwarzman Building - Dorot Jewish Division Room 111

Details

Description
x, 302 pages; 24 cm
Summary
Within this close textual analysis of the Babylonian Talmud, Yishai Kiel explores rabbinic discussions of sex in light of cultural assumptions and dispositions that pervaded the cultures of late antiquity and particularly the Iranian world. By negotiating the Iranian context of the rabbinic discussion alongside the Christian backdrop, this groundbreaking volume presents a balanced and nuanced portrayal of the rabbinic discourse on sexuality and situates rabbinic discussions of sex more broadly at the crossroads of late antique cultures. The study is divided into two thematic sections: the first centers on the broader aspects of rabbinic discourse on sexuality while the second hones in on rabbinic discussions of sexual prohibitions and the classification of permissible and prohibited partnerships, with particular attention to rabbinic discussions of incest. Essential reading for scholars and graduate students of Judaic studies, early Christianity, and Iranian studies, as well as those interested in religious studies and comparative religion.
Subjects
Bibliography (note)
  • Includes bibliographical references and index.
Call Number
JFE 16-13176
ISBN
  • 9781107155510
  • 1107155517
LCCN
2016024216
OCLC
949872085
Author
Kiel, Yishai, author.
Title
Sexuality in the Babylonian Talmud : Christian and Sasanian contexts in late antiquity / Yishai Kiel.
Publisher
New York, NY : Cambridge University Press, 2016.
Copyright Date
©2016
Type of Content
text
Type of Medium
unmediated
Type of Carrier
volume
Bibliography
Includes bibliographical references and index.
Connect to:
Contributor biographical information
Publisher description
Table of contents only
Research Call Number
JFE 16-13176
View in Legacy Catalog