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Rabbinic Tales of Destruction

- Gender, Sex, and Disability in the Ruins of Jerusalem

About Rabbinic Tales of Destruction

Analyzing early Jewish accounts of the destruction of the Second Temple, Julia Watts Belser illuminates the brutal body costs of Roman conquest. Drawing on disability studies, feminist theory, and new materialist ecological thought, Belser reveals how rabbinic discourses of gender, sexuality, and the body are shaped in the shadow of empire.

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  • Language:
  • English
  • ISBN:
  • 9780190600471
  • Binding:
  • Hardback
  • Pages:
  • 280
  • Published:
  • January 3, 2018
  • Dimensions:
  • 243x164x22 mm.
  • Weight:
  • 578 g.
Delivery: 2-3 weeks
Expected delivery: September 10, 2025

Description of Rabbinic Tales of Destruction

Analyzing early Jewish accounts of the destruction of the Second Temple, Julia Watts Belser illuminates the brutal body costs of Roman conquest. Drawing on disability studies, feminist theory, and new materialist ecological thought, Belser reveals how rabbinic discourses of gender, sexuality, and the body are shaped in the shadow of empire.

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