Within this close textual analysis of the Babylonian Talmud, Yishai
Kiel explores rabbinic discussions of sex in light of cultural
assumptions and dispositions that pervaded the cultures of late
antiquity and particularly the Iranian world. By negotiating the
Iranian context of the rabbinic discussion alongside the Christian
backdrop, this groundbreaking volume presents a balanced and
nuanced portrayal of the rabbinic discourse on sexuality and
situates rabbinic discussions of sex more broadly at the crossroads
of late antique cultures. The study is divided into two thematic
sections: the first centers on the broader aspects of rabbinic
discourse on sexuality while the second hones in on rabbinic
discussions of sexual prohibitions and the classification of
permissible and prohibited partnerships, with particular attention
to rabbinic discussions of incest. Essential reading for scholars
and graduate students of Judaic studies, early Christianity, and
Iranian studies, as well as those interested in religious studies
and comparative religion.
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