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The Stains of Culture: An Ethno-Reading of Karaite Jewish Women (Raphael Patai Series in Jewish Folklore and Anthropology)
Ruth Tsoffar
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Paperback. Considers how Egyptian Kariates of the San Francisco Bay Area define themselves, within both California culture and Judaism, in terms of the Bible and its bearing on their bodies. This work is useful for students of women's studies, anthropology, minority cultural production, and scholars of religion and Judaism. Series: Raphael Patai Series in Jewish Folklore and Anthropology. Num Pages: 264 pages, 10 illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBBWF; JFSJ1; JFSR1. Category: (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 152 x 229 x 17. Weight in Grams: 422.
A minority within Judaism, the Karaites are known as ""reading community"" - one that looks to the Bible as the authority in all areas of life, including intimate relations and hygiene. Here Ruth Tsoffar considers how Egyptian Kariates of the San Francisco Bay Area define themselves, within both California culture and Judaism, in terms of the Bible and its bearing on their bodies. Women's perspectives play a large role in this ethnography; it is their bodies that are especially regulated by rules of cleanliness and purity to the point where their biological functions - menstruation, procreation, childbirth, lactation - determine ... Read more
A minority within Judaism, the Karaites are known as ""reading community"" - one that looks to the Bible as the authority in all areas of life, including intimate relations and hygiene. Here Ruth Tsoffar considers how Egyptian Kariates of the San Francisco Bay Area define themselves, within both California culture and Judaism, in terms of the Bible and its bearing on their bodies. Women's perspectives play a large role in this ethnography; it is their bodies that are especially regulated by rules of cleanliness and purity to the point where their biological functions - menstruation, procreation, childbirth, lactation - determine ... Read more
Product Details
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2005
Publisher
Wayne State University Press
Condition
New
Series
Raphael Patai Series in Jewish Folklore and Anthropology
Number of Pages
264
Place of Publication
Detroit, MI, United States
ISBN
9780814332238
SKU
V9780814332238
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About Ruth Tsoffar
Ruth Tsoffar is assistant professor in the department of Near Eastern studies at the University of Michigan.
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