We think what we eat : neo-structuralist analysis of Israelite food rules and other cultural and textual practices / Seth D. Kunin.

In We Think What We Eat, Seth Kunin presents both an appreciation and critique of Professor Mary Douglas' classical work on Israelite food rules. He places her arguments into the context of related anthropological approaches and suggests a new interpretation of the food rules system based on a...

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Main Author: Kunin, Seth D. (Seth Daniel), 1961-
Format: eBook
Language:English
Published: London ; New York : T & T Clark International, ©2004.
Series:Journal for the study of the Old Testament. Supplement series ; 412.
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Table of Contents:
  • Introduction; Overview; Chapter 1 Theoretical and Methodological Presuppositions; Chapter 2 Israelite Food Rules Revisited; Chapter 3 The Death of Isaac; Chapter 4 The Bridegroom of Blood; Chapter 5 Perilous Wives and (Relatively) Safe Sisters; Chapter 6 Israel and the Nations; Chapter 7 The Structure of Hebrew Thought; Bibliography; Index of Biblical References; Index of Mishnaic and Rabbinic Literature; General Index.