Forsaken: The Menstruant in Medieval Jewish Mysticism

by Sharon Faye Koren

This book addresses a central question in the study of Jewish mysticism in the medieval and early modern periods: why are there no known female mystics in medieval Judaism, unlike contemporaneous movements in Christianity and Islam? Sharon Faye Koren demonstrates that the male rejection of female mystical aspirations is based in deeply rooted attitudes toward corporeality and ritual purity. In particular, medieval Jewish male mystics increasingly...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1584659823
• ISBN13: 9781584659822
• Release Date: October 2011
• Publisher: Brandeis University Press
• Length: 306 Pages
• Weight: 0.95 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.8" x 6.3" x 9.0"