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The Law of Jealousy: Anthropology of Sotah

Adriana Destro 1989 Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-NoDerivatives 4.0 International license © Brown University
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  • 978-1-946527-73-8 (PDF)
  • 978-1-946527-72-1 (ebook)
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  • Table of Contents

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  • Cover
  • Series Page
  • Title Page
  • Copyright
  • Dedication
  • Contents
  • Publishers' Preface
  • Introduction
  • I. The Bitter Waters
    • The procedure of Sotah and its abolition
    • The value and the logic of the trial
    • Applicability of the rite and defense of the community
  • II. Historical Background and 'Topical' Problems
    • The creation of the Mishnah
    • The project of normalization
    • Two problems: doubt and exclusion
    • The Talmud and the authority of the sages
    • The mishnaic-talmudic development
  • III. The Setting of the Ordeal
    • Exceptional characteristics of the "bitter waters"
    • The uncertainty of guilt and the "qinnui"
    • The binary society: foundations and limits
    • Damages and losses connected to the trial
    • The support of rites
  • IV. The Ritual in Front of the Sanctuary
    • The scene of the confession and of the "offering of jealousy"
    • The basis and the effects of sacrifices
    • The cult context and the position of the woman
    • The metaphor of uncleaness
  • V. The Epilogue of the "Judgment of God"
    • The symbolic value of the water-dust
    • The transformation introduced by the Name
    • The formula of 'alah and shevu'ah: expansion of the law
    • The consequences of the oath-curse
    • The "merits" of the accused
    • The body of the woman: signals and messages
    • A global allegorical picture
  • VI. Outside the Rules
    • The relationship of Sotah with other mishnaic themes
    • The biblical origin and the tolerance of the sages
    • The double guide of Sotah
    • The meaning of irregularity
  • Appendix 1
  • Appendix 2
  • Appendix 3
  • Transliterations
  • Bibliography
  • Authors Index
  • General Index

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