RT Book
T1 Sexuality in the Babylonian Talmud: Christian and Sasanian contexts in late antiquity
A1 Kiel, Yishai 1982-
LA English
PP New York
PB Cambridge University Press
YR 2016
UL https://ixtheo.de/Record/883306387
AB 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.
OP 302
NO Title from publisher's bibliographic system (viewed on 27 Oct 2016)
CN BM496.9.S48
SN 978-1-316-65880-2
K1 Sex : Religious aspects : Zoroastrianism
K1 Sex : Religious aspects : Christianity
K1 Sex in rabbinical literature
K1 Sex ; Religious aspects ; Christianity
K1 Sex ; Religious aspects ; Zoroastrianism
DO 10.1017/CBO9781316658802