Blood is something that all humans share: a vital force that courses through our veins – the giver of life. This book gathers together specially commissioned essays from leading scholars which reflect on the religious, historical, and medical dimensions of blood. Written for a broad audience and illustrated with full colour plates, the essays encompass history, literature, art history, religious studies and medical humanities and explore some of the most challenging issues surrounding blood and ritual. The themes covered include: blood in Christian and Jewish culture, medieval antisemitism, Shakespeare’s Merchant of Venice, Jewish ritual, blood and ‘race’, Jews and genes.
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Written for a broad audience and illustrated with full colour plates, this book includes essays encompass history, literature, art history, religious studies and medical humanities and explore some of the most challenging issues surrounding blood and ritual.
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Acknowledgements
Introduction – Anthony Bale, David Feldman, Jo Rosenthal
In our Veins – Marc Michael Epstein
Shylock’s Blood – Anthony Bale
Modern Blood – David Feldman
Blood Imagery, Jewish Rituals, and Social Activism – Robin Judd
Sucking Blood – Sander Gilman
Blood Archaeology, Disease Prevention, and Eugenic Affirmation – Dorothy Porter
Universal Blood – Gil Anidjar
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Produktdetaljer
ISBN
9781784421380
Publisert
2015-10-22
Utgiver
Vendor
Shire Publications
Vekt
154 gr
Høyde
190 mm
Bredde
190 mm
Aldersnivå
G, 01
Språk
Product language
Engelsk
Format
Product format
Heftet
Antall sider
56