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Ritual and Morality: The Ritual Purity System and its Place in Judaism - Kindle edition by Maccoby, Hyam. Download it once and read it on your Kindle device ... Skiptomaincontent KindleStore › KindleeBooks › Religion&Spirituality RitualandMorality:TheRitualPuritySystemanditsPlaceinJudaismKindleEdition by HyamMaccoby(Author)›VisitAmazon'sHyamMaccobyPageFindallthebooks,readabouttheauthor,andmore.SeesearchresultsforthisauthorHyamMaccoby (Author) Format:KindleEdition 5.0outof5stars 1rating FliptobackFliptofrontAudibleSamplePlaying...Paused YouarelisteningtoasampleoftheAudiblenarrationforthisKindlebook.Learnmore ISBN-13:978-0521495400ISBN-10:0521495407WhyisISBNimportant?ISBNThisbar-codenumberletsyouverifythatyou'regettingexactlytherightversionoreditionofabook.The13-digitand10-digitformatsbothwork.ScananISBNwithyourphoneUsetheAmazonApptoscanISBNsandcompareprices. 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ThebookdescribesindetailtheritualpuritysystemoftheHebrewBible,anditsdevelopmentintothesystemoftherabbis.Certainhumanconditionsrequirepurificationbeforecontactismadewithholyfoodsorareas.Recentscholarlytheories(Milgrom,Neusner,Douglas)arediscussed,andnewtheoriesareproposedfortheoriginoftheRedCowandScapegoatrites.Itisarguedthattheimpuritiesconcernedallderivefromthehumancycleofgeneration,birthanddeath,fromwhichtheSanctuaryistobeguarded;notbecauseitneedsprotectionfromdemonicpowers(asinotherancientpuritysystems),butbecauseofthereverenceduetothedivinepresence.Whilethepriestlycodeofholinessdisplaystracesofearlierconceptions,itsritualhaslosturgentsalvificforce,andhasbecomeaprotocolfortheTempleandadedicatorycodeforapriestlypeople;thesourcesdistinguishitfromuniversalmorality.Readmore CustomerswhoviewedthisitemalsoviewedPage1of1StartoverPage1of1PreviouspageEarlyRabbinicWritings(CambridgeCommentariesonWritingsoftheJewishandChristianWorldBook3)HyamMacCoby4.1outof5stars 3KindleEdition1offerfrom$35.00Nextpage CreateyourFREEAmazonBusinessaccounttosaveupto10%withBusiness-onlypricesandfreeshipping.Registertoday EditorialReviewsBookDescriptionClearexplanationofnon-dietaryritualpuritylawsoftheHebrewBible;intelligibletonon-specialistreaders.--Thistextreferstothepaperbackedition.BookDescriptionThebookexplainsclearlytheritualpuritysystemoftheHebrewBible.Maccobyfocusesonthevarioushumanconditions(corpse-impurity,menstruation,childbirth,sexualintercourse,andcertaindiseases),whicharenotsinful,butwhichdisqualifyIsraelitesfromenteringtheTempleunlesstheyhavebeenpurified.Variousrecenttheoriesoftheoriginandmeaningoftherulesofritualpurityarediscussed,andcommonmisconceptionsarecorrected.Newsolutionsareproposedforvariousproblems.Thisisthefirstbookonthesubjectthatisaccessibletothespecialistandnon-specialistreaderalike.--Thistextreferstotheprinted_access_codeedition.Review"ThisvolumeshouldbepurchasedbyspecializedlibrariesofJudaicaandofearlyChristianity,inadditiontogeneralresearchlibraries."ReligiousStudiesReview--Thistextreferstotheprinted_access_codeedition.Readmore Productdetails ASIN ‏ : ‎ B001GIPFDWPublisher ‏ : ‎ CambridgeUniversityPress(July15,1999)Publicationdate ‏ : ‎ July15,1999Language ‏ : ‎ EnglishFilesize ‏ : ‎ 2678KBSimultaneousdeviceusage ‏ : ‎ Upto4simultaneousdevices,perpublisherlimitsText-to-Speech ‏ : ‎ EnabledEnhancedtypesetting ‏ : ‎ NotEnabledX-Ray ‏ : ‎ NotEnabledWordWise ‏ : ‎ EnabledPrintlength ‏ : ‎ 246pagesLending ‏ : ‎ Enabled BestSellersRank:#471,099inKindleStore(SeeTop100inKindleStore)#134inJewishLife(KindleStore)#375inChristianOldTestamentCommentaries#486inJewishLife(Books)CustomerReviews: 5.0outof5stars 1rating AbouttheauthorFollowauthorstogetnewreleaseupdates,plusimprovedrecommendations.HyamMaccobyBriefcontentvisible,doubletaptoreadfullcontent.Fullcontentvisible,doubletaptoreadbriefcontent.Discovermoreoftheauthor’sbooks,seesimilarauthors,readauthorblogsandmoreReadmoreReadless Customerreviews5.0outof5stars5outof5 1globalrating 5star 100% 4star 0%(0%) 0% 3star 0%(0%) 0% 2star 0%(0%) 0% 1star 0%(0%) 0% 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Topreviews Mostrecent Topreviews TopreviewfromtheUnitedStates Therewasaproblemfilteringreviewsrightnow.Pleasetryagainlater.FerrettoAlessandro5.0outof5stars ritualpurityexplained ReviewedintheUnitedStatesonMay16,2008 Thebookprovidesanin-depthanalysisofthethemeaningandpurposeofritualsinJewishmorality.Withoutresortingtounduetechnicalities(alwaysariskwhiledealingwithmattersJewish)MaccobyisabletoshowwhatisstillrelevantandwhatisobsoleteinatraditionwhichissoalientoGentilementality,bothintheChristianwestandintheHindu-Budhisteast,withitsinescapablepropensitytoseekhigher,morespiritual,values,asopposedtothe"carnal"Jew'sresolvetoremainedanchoredtothematerialandtheconcrete.HighlyrecommendedforstudentsofJudaismwhohaveatleastsomeknowledgeofthecorebeliefsofthatfaith. 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