Format:
XVII, 317 S. :
,
Ill.
ISBN:
0-520-24458-3
,
978-0-520-21250-3
Note:
Includes bibliographical references and index
,
Jewish circumcision and Christian polemics. A canonical history of Jewish circumcision -- Were Jewish women ever circumcised? -- Christian questions, Christian responses -- From reticence to polemic -- Why aren't Jewish women circumcised? four responses. The celebration of manhood -- The reduction of lust and the unmanning of men -- True faith and the exemption of women -- The celebration of womanhood.
Language:
English
Keywords:
Judentum
;
Beschneidung
;
Frau
;
Judentum
Author information:
Cohen, Shaye J. D. 1948-