The Fertility of Bones: Towards a Corporeal Philology of Reproduction

Addressing the scholarly inattention to male fertility in the Hebrew Bible, this article examines how bones are figured in male bodies and configured in discourses about reproduction and kinship. Drawing on insights from new kinship studies, I analyze texts about bones in ancient Near Eastern medica...

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Main Author: Lilly, Ingrid E. (Author)
Format: Electronic Article
Language:English
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Published: Mohr Siebeck [2019]
In: Hebrew bible and ancient Israel
Year: 2019, Volume: 8, Issue: 4, Pages: 431-447
Standardized Subjects / Keyword chains:B Body / Bodiliness / Philology / Kinship / Masculinity / Fertility / Reproduction (Motif) / Bible. Jesaja 66
IxTheo Classification:HB Old Testament
HD Early Judaism
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