From Abraham To America: A History Of Jewish Circumcision

Book Summary


Silverman's new book is a comprehensive overview of Jewish circumcision throughout history. Beginning with Genesis, the author traces paradoxes and tensions in biblical-Jewish circumcision as seen both within Judaism and from the dominant, non-Jewish culture, and ends with the current debate over Jewish and routine medical circumcision in America. This book is essential reading in Jewish studies, medical sociology, and Judaic studies/theology.

Book Details


Book Name From Abraham To America: A History Of Jewish Circumcision
Author Eric Kline Silverman
Publisher Rowman & Littlefield Publishers (Jul 2006)
ISBN 9780742516694
Pages 303
Language English
Price 2342
 
 

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