The Law of Jealousy : Anthropology of Sotah / / Adriana Destro.
This book applies anthropological insights to the understanding of an ancient and puzzling ritual, that of the sotah, or suspected adulteress. The ritual, initiated by a suspicious husband, was first described in Numbers 5, is elaborated by the later rabbis. Destro argues that the rabbis patter the...
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| Place / Publishing House: | Atlanta : : Scholars Press,, 2020. ©2020. |
| Year of Publication: | 2020 |
| Edition: | Second edition. |
| Language: | English |
| Series: | Brown Judaic studies;
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| Physical Description: | 1 online resource (xii, 189 p. ) |
| Notes: | The text of this book is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-NoDerivatives 4.0 International License: https://creativecommons.org/licenses/bync-nd/4.0/. To use this book, or parts of this book, in any way not covered by the license, please contact Brown Judaic Studies, Brown University, Box 1826, Providence, RI 02912. |
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Table of Contents:
- The Bitter Waters
- Historical Background and ‘Topical’ Problems
- The Setting of the Ordeal
- The Ritual in Front of the Sanctuary
- The Epilogue of the “Judgment Of God”
- Outside The Rules.