The Jewish Body: A History

FASCINATING. This BRAND NEW hardcover edition traces the politics and history of the Jewish body: how we define our own bodies, and how the world has defined the Jewish body.

From head coverings, the Jewish nose, circumcision, niddah, tattoos, “Jewish Diseases,” dietary laws, virginity, sexuality, contraception, prostitution, procreation, and MUCH more.

This book provides an academic history describing the interaction of religious law, politics, and the social constructs of otherness, examining the Jewish body’s limits, prejudices, and INCOMPATIBILITIES with the modern, liberal world.