Eros And The Jews: From Biblical Israel To Contemporary America

by David Biale

Eros And The From Biblical Israel To Contemporary David Eros And The From Biblical Israel To Contemporary Basic FIRST First Edition, First Printing. Not price-clipped. Published by Basic Books, 1999. Octavo. Hardcover. Book is very good. Dust jacket is very good. 100% positive feedback. 30 day money back guarantee. NEXT DAY SHIPPING! Excellent customer service. Please email with any questions. All books packed carefully and ship with free delivery confirmation/tracking. All books come with free bookmarks. Ships from Sag Harbor, New York.Seller 320188 Judaica We Buy Books! Collections - Libraries - Estates - Individual Titles. Message us if you have books to sell!

Genres: Judaism, Religion, History, Nonfiction, Jewish

3362 pages, Hardcover

First published January 1, 1992

Reviews

[Rachel Dick Plonka · Rating 5 out of 5]

Found this on a friend's bookshelf and couldn't resist (har har). This book was so insightful, nuanced, and strangely fascinating. I couldn't believe how gripping it was, despite it being from an academic perspective. Dr. Biale comes from a very balanced, unbiased place, which I loved. It is my pet peeve when I read a book, especially one on a sensitive or religious topic, and the author's biases are just leaping off the pages. I grew up quite Orthodox, and felt that this book filled in all the gaps that were left out in my strict, all-girls' high school. It is a vast topic, but Biale broke it down into clever categories, starting from the Bible, and traversing all the way to sexuality in modern American culture (lots of Woody Allen references). Also discussed in this book was the interplay between sexuality and Kabbalah, Zionism, the Enlightenment, Hasidism, and more. My Jewish knowledge has been vastly expanded. I highly recommend this book.

[Ted Morgan · Rating 5 out of 5]

The subject is too vast for the book. Judaism is multivalent. Still an interesting excursion.

[Noemie Taylor · Rating 5 out of 5]

In this brilliant nuanced book, David Biale subtly explores and dismantles the preconceived ideas and clichés about Jewish sexuality throughout history, from Antiquity to contemporary America. His deciphering of rabbinical interdictions and literature helps uncover and understand the desires and (sometimes) transgressive sexual practices of the common Jewish people, far from the constructed storybook image we are used to. Truly fascinating. A must-read.