The Law of Jealousy Anthropology of Sotah

• Autore principale: Destro, Adriana (auth)
• Natura: Elettronico Capitolo di libro
• Lingua: inglese
• Pubblicazione: Brown Judaic Studies 2020
• Soggetti: Judaism
• Accesso online: DOAB: download the publication; DOAB: description of the publication

This book applies anthropological insights to the understanding of an ancient and puzzling ritual, that of the sotah, or suspected adulteress. The ritual, initiated by a suspicious husband, was first described in Numbers 5, is elaborated by the later rabbis. Destro argues that the rabbis patter the...