"Although the rabbis of the first two centuries CE divided the world into men and women, they recognized that some people are born with characteristics that do not fit these categories. Through an examination of early rabbinic sources, this book explores seven different approaches that the rabbis took towards intersex persons in their legal texts"--
"Although the rabbis of the first two centuries CE divided the world into men and women, they recognized that some people are born with characteristics that do not fit these categories. Through an examination of early rabbinic sources, this book explores seven different approaches that the rabbis took towards intersex persons in their legal texts"--
Sarra Lev is Professor of Rabbinics and Chair of the Department of Rabbinic Civilization at Reconstructionist Rabbinical College and Jewish Reconstructionist Communities.
Inhaltsangabe
Preface Notes on Usage Introduction A Brief Excursus on "Rabbinic Intersex" Chapter 1. Frames of Reference Chapter 2. Deconstructing the Binary, or Not? Chapter 3. The Sui Generis Model Chapter 4. The Uncertainty Model: Creating Contingency Plans Chapter 5. The "Non-" Model and Genre: What a Difference Wordplay Makes Chapter 6. The Maleness Model: Making a Male Chapter 7. The Part/Part Model: Dissecting the Body Chapter 8. Encountering an Androginos: The Truth of Paradox Epilogue Glossary Notes Bibliography Index Acknowledgments
Preface Notes on Usage Introduction A Brief Excursus on "Rabbinic Intersex" Chapter 1. Frames of Reference Chapter 2. Deconstructing the Binary, or Not? Chapter 3. The Sui Generis Model Chapter 4. The Uncertainty Model: Creating Contingency Plans Chapter 5. The "Non-" Model and Genre: What a Difference Wordplay Makes Chapter 6. The Maleness Model: Making a Male Chapter 7. The Part/Part Model: Dissecting the Body Chapter 8. Encountering an Androginos: The Truth of Paradox Epilogue Glossary Notes Bibliography Index Acknowledgments
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