Purity and holiness : : the heritage of Leviticus / / edited by M. J. H. M. Poorthuis and J. Schwartz.

• Superior document: Jewish and Christian perspectives series ; Volume 2
• TeilnehmendeR: Poorthuis, Marcel, 1955-; Schwartz, Joshua,
• Place / Publishing House: Leiden ;, Boston ;, Köln : : Brill,, 2000.
• Year of Publication: 2000
• Language: English
• Series: Jewish and Christian perspectives series ; Volume 2.
• Physical Description: 1 online resource
• Notes: Includes indexes.

Purity has long been recognized as one of the essential drives which determines humankind's relationship with the holy. Codes of purity and impurity, dealing with such far-ranging topics as 'external stains' and 'inner remorse', represent the physical and 'bodily'...