Ritual and morality: the ritual purity system and its place in Judaism

The book describes in detail the ritual purity system of the Hebrew Bible, and its development into the system of the rabbis. Certain human conditions require purification before contact is made with holy foods or areas. Recent scholarly theories (Milgrom, Neusner, Douglas) are discussed, and new th...

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Subtitles:Ritual & Morality
Main Author: Maccoby, Hyam 1924-2004 (Author)
Format: Electronic Book
Language:English
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Published: Cambridge Cambridge University Press 1999.
In:Year: 1999
Reviews:Rethinking Leviticus and rereading purity and danger (2003) (Klawans, Jonathan)
REVIEWS (2001) (Grabbe, Lester L.)
Ritual and Morality: The Ritual Purity System and its Place in Judaism (review) (2002) (Hayes, Christine)
Standardized Subjects / Keyword chains:B Judaism / Ritual / Purity
B Cultic purity / Judaism
Further subjects:B Bible. Leviticus Criticism, interpretation, etc
B Rabbinical literature History and criticism
B Bible
B Purity, Ritual Biblical teaching
B Purity, Ritual ; Biblical teaching
B Rabbinical literature ; History and criticism
B Bible ; Leviticus ; Criticism, interpretation, etc
B Purity, Ritual Judaism History of doctrines
B Purity, Ritual ; Judaism ; History of doctrines
Online Access: Volltext (lizenzpflichtig)
Parallel Edition:Non-electronic
Print version: 9780521495400
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