Eros and the Jews: from biblical Israel to contemporary America

Contradictory stereotypes about Jewish sexuality pervade modern culture, from Lenny Bruce's hip eroticism to Woody Allen's little man with the big libido (and even bigger sexual neurosis). Does Judaism in fact liberate or repress sexual desire? David Biale does much more than answers that...

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Main Author: Biale, David 1949- (Author)
Format: Print Book
Language:English
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Published: New York, NY BasicBooks 1992
In:Year: 1992
Reviews:Consummations of Body and Mind (1994) (Breslauer, S. Daniel, 1942 -)
Standardized Subjects / Keyword chains:B Judaism / Sexuality / History
Further subjects:B Jews Sexual behavior History
B Sexual ethics
B Sex Religious aspects Judaism
B Jewish ethics