Purity And Pollution In The Hebrew Bible: From Embodied Experience To Moral Metaphor

This book analyses the biblical notions of purity and pollution as they relate to the body. It integrates psychological and anthropological insights to explain their implications for understanding infectious disease, sexuality, diet, souls and morality in ancient Israel.

• | By (Author): Yitzhaq (University Of Haifa, Israel) Feder
• | Publisher: Cambridge University Press
• | Publication Date: Nov 18, 2021
• | Country of Publication: United Kingdom
• | Number of Pages: 350 pages
• | Language: Unknown
• | Binding: Hardback
• | ISBN-10: 1316517578
• | ISBN-13: 9781316517574