Sexuality in the Babylonian Talmud
Christian and Sasanian Contexts in Late Antiquity
- Author: Yishai Kiel
- Date Published: October 2016
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- isbn: 9781107155510
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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.
Read more- Explores a broad range of cultures and religions within the confines of late antiquity in the East and the Sasanian Near East
- Contributes to legal theory in the context of Jewish law
- Presents a close textual analysis of crucial texts in original languages
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- Date Published: October 2016
- format: Hardback
- isbn: 9781107155510
- length: 310 pages
- dimensions: 235 x 160 x 22 mm
- weight: 0.59kg
- availability: In stock
Table of Contents
Acknowledgements
Part I: Introduction
1. Talmudic, Christian and Zoroastrian notions of sexual desire
2. Sex and the sages
3. Sexual etiquette and identity demarcation
4. The mythologization of sexuality
Part II: Introduction
5. The Pahlavi doctrine of Xwēdōdah
6. Noahide law and the inclusiveness of sexual ethics
7. Incestuous riddles
8. Incest between law. Narrative and myth
9. Confessing incest to a Rabbi
Conclusion
Bibliography
Index.
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