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 |