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Signs of virginity : testing virgins and making men in late antiquity /

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Signs of Virginity examines virginity testing in Judaism and early Christianity, and the relationship of these tests to male sexual violence. Rosenberg points to two authors--Augustine of Hippo and the rabbinic collective that produced the Babylonian Talmud--who construct alternative models that, if...

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Main Author: Rosenberg, Micha'el, 1978- (Author)
Format: eBook
Language:English
Published: New York, NY : Oxford University Press, [2018]
Subjects:
Virginity > Religious aspects > Judaism > History of doctrines.
Sex crimes > Religious aspects > Judaism > History of doctrines.
Masculinity > Religious aspects > Judaism > History of doctrines.
Virginity > Religious aspects > Christianity > History of doctrines > Early church, ca. 30-600.
Sex crimes > Religious aspects > Christianity > History of doctrines > Early church, ca. 30-600.
Masculinity > Religious aspects > Christianity > History of doctrines > Early church, ca. 30-600.
Virginité > Aspect religieux > Judaïsme > Histoire des doctrines.
Violence sexuelle > Aspect religieux > Judaïsme > Histoire des doctrines.
Masculinité > Aspect religieux > Judaïsme > Histoire des doctrines.
RELIGION > Judaism > General.
30-600
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