Jewish Body, the Hb by Melvin Konner

Jewish Body, the Hb

Jewish Encounters

Melvin Konner

285 pages missing pub info (editions)

nonfiction history religion informative reflective slow-paced
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A history of the Jewish people from bris to burial, from "muscle Jews" to nose jobs.Melvin Konner, a renowned doctor and anthropologist, takes the measure of the "Jewish body," considering sex, circumcision, menstruation, and even those most elusi...

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