The Stains of Culture: An Ethno-Reading of Karaite Jewish Women

by Ruth Tsoffar

Portrays the experiences of Egyptian Karaites in the San Francisco Bay Area as it explores the relationship between text and everyday life, between literal reading and its translation into bodily practices--especially as related to the female body.

A minority within Judaism, the Karaites are known as a 'reading community'--one that looks to the Bible as the authority in all areas of life, including intimate relations and hygiene...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0814332234
• ISBN13: 9780814332238
• Release Date: December 2005
• Publisher: Wayne State University Press
• Length: 264 Pages
• Weight: 0.95 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.7" x 6.1" x 9.0"