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Record Number: 4389 Author(s)/Creator(s): Contributor(s): Title: Eunuchs Who Keep the Sabbath: Becoming Male and the Ascetic Ideal in Thirteenth-Century Jewish Mysticism Source: Becoming Male in the Middle Ages.  Edited by Jeffrey Jerome Cohen and Bonnie Wheeler.  Garland Publishing, 1997.  Pages 151 - 185. Description: Article Type: Essay Subject (See Also): Chastity Homoeroticism Jews Kabbalah, Jewish Theosophic Movement Masculinity Mystics Sexuality Zohar, Kabbalistic Work Award Note: Geographic Area: Iberia Century: 13 Primary Evidence: Illustrations: Table: Abstract: This study examines the nexus of asceticism and eroticism in the zoharic kabbalah. Renunciation of sexual power facilitated the spiritual empowerment of the male mystics. [Reproduced by permission of Garland Publishing at http://www.garlandpub.com]. Related Resources: Author's Affiliation: Conference Info: - , - Year of Publication: 1997. Language: English ISSN/ISBN: 0815328362

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