From Abraham to America: A History of Jewish Circumcision

by Eric Silverman

Silverman's new book is a comprehensive overview of Jewish circumcision throughout history. Beginning with Genesis, the author traces paradoxes and tensions in biblical-Jewish circumcision as seen both within Judaism and from the dominant, non-Jewish culture, and ends with the current debate over Jewish and routine medical circumcision in America. This book is essential reading in Jewish studies, medical sociology, and Judaic studies/theology.

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0742516695
• ISBN13: 9780742516694
• Release Date: July 2006
• Publisher: Globe Pequot Publishing Group Inc/Bloomsbury
• Length: 336 Pages
• Weight: 1.11 lbs.
• Dimensions: 1.0" x 6.1" x 9.0"