SUNY series, the body in culture, history, and religion
Includes bibliographical references and index
The problem of the body for the people of the Book / Howard Eilberg-Schwartz -- The Garden of Eden and sexuality in early Judaism / Gary Anderson -- The great fat massacre / Daniel Boyarin -- Mizvot built into the body / Chava Weissler -- Purifying the body in the name of the soul / Lawrence Fine -- Images of God's feet / Elliot R. Wolfson -- God's body / Naomi Janowitz -- The body never lies / Eli Yasif -- The Jewish body / Sander Gilman -- (G)nos(e)ology / Jay Geller -- Zionism as an erotic revolution / David Biale -- Menstruation and identity / Rahel Wasserfall -- Why Jewish princesses don't sweat / Riv-Ellen Prell -- Challenging male/female complementarity / Rebecca Alpert