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Transforming Identity

The Ritual Transition from Gentile to Jew - Structure and Meaning

Transforming Identity( )
Author: Sagi, Avi
Zohar, Zvi
Series title:The Robert and Arlene Kogod Library of Judaic Studies
ISBN:978-0-8264-9672-0
Publication Date:Jan 2008
Publisher:Bloomsbury Academic & Professional
Imprint:Continuum
Book Format:Paperback
List Price:USD $94.95
Book Description:

Of all Judaic rituals, that of giyyur is arguably the most radical: it turns a Gentile into a Jew - once and for all and irrevocably. The very possibility of such a transformation is anomalous, according to Jewish tradition, which regards Jewishness as an ascriptive status entered through birth to a Jewish mother. This book provides a close reading of primary halakhic texts as a key to the explication of meaning within the Judaic tradition.
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Book Details
Pages:320
Detailed Subjects: Religion / Judaism / General
Literary Criticism / Jewish
Physical Dimensions (W X L X H):6.14 x 9.21 x 0.67 Inches
Book Weight:0.99 Pounds



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