THE MENSTRUANT AS "OTHER" IN MEDIEVAL JUDAISM AND CHRISTIANITY.

Both Jews and Christians in the High Middle Ages wrote descriptions of the physical dangers posed by menstruants and menstrual blood. Such fears were augmented by their readings of the translated warnings of Greek medical writers. During this period, in both Jewish and Christian circles, those liter...

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Publicado en:Nashim: A Journal of Jewish Women's Studies & Gender Issues pp. 33 - 60
Autor principal: Koren, Sharon Faye
Formato: Artículo
Publicado: Indiana University Press Spring2009
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