[PDF.62uh] Forsaken: The Menstruant in Medieval Jewish Mysticism (HBI Series on Jewish Women)

This book addresses a central question in the study of Jewish mysticism in the medieval and early modern periods: why are there no known female mystics in medieval Judaism, unlike contemporaneous movements in Christianity and Islam? Sharon Faye Koren demonstrates that the male rejection of female mystical aspirations is based in deeply rooted attitudes toward corporeality and ritual purity. In particular, medieval Jewish male mystics increasingly emphasized that the chan...

You can specify the type of files you want, for your device.Forsaken: The Menstruant in Medieval Jewish Mysticism (HBI Series on Jewish Women)   |  Sharon Faye Koren. A good, fresh read, highly recommended.