The Male Body in Ultra-Orthodox Jewish Theology

by Yakir Englander

Book Overview

How does Ultra-Orthodox Jewish literature describe the male body? What does the body represent? What is the ideal male body? This book is a philosophical-theological exploration of the different images of the male body in Ultra-Orthodox literature since the holocaust. The body is not incidental to this community but is the axis by which it tries to understand its meaning and its role in life. In the first part of the book, Yakir Englander explains...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1725287293
• ISBN13: 9781725287297
• Release Date: October 2021
• Publisher: Pickwick Publications
• Length: 292 Pages
• Weight: 0.87 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.6" x 6.0" x 9.0"