TY  - BOOK
AU  - Tarja S. Philip
PY  - 2006
CY  - New York, United States of America
PB  - Peter Lang Verlag
TI  - Menstruation and Childbirth in the Bible
T2  - Fertility and Impurity
UR  - https://www.peterlang.com/document/1100408
N2  - This book offers a careful study of biblical texts on menstruation and childbirth in the light of their ancient Near Eastern background. Close reading of the biblical texts, based on classical and feminist biblical interpretation, and supported by comparative study of ancient Near Eastern sources and anthropology, reveals a rich and varied picture of these female events. Fertility and impurity are closely connected to menstruation and childbirth, but their place and importance are different in priestly and nonpriestly writings of the Bible, which are therefore separately dealt with. This book contributes to a better understanding of physiological, social, cultural, and religious aspects of menstruation and childbirth in the larger context of body and society and women and men.
KW  - Altes Testament, Menstruation, Old Testament, Midwives,, Impurity legislation, Holiness, Fertility
LA  - English
ER  -