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Eros and the Jews : From Biblical Israel to Contemporary America

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Contradictory stereotypes about Jewish sexuality abound.

In a journey through the sexual culture of the Jews from Abraham to Portnoy, the author demonstrates that Jewish tradition from the Bible and Talmud to modern America is a story of persistent conflict between asceticism and gratification.

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Basic Books
046502033X / 9780465020331
Hardback
30/09/1992
United States
3362 pages, index
155 x 235 mm
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