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The Earthy Nature of the Bible: Fleshly Readings of Sex, Masculinity, and Carnality

By Roland Boer

Book information

Publisher
Palgrave Macmillan
Year
2012
ISBN
1137273151, 9781137273154
Language
english
Format
PDF
Filesize
1 MB (1361847 bytes)
Pages
208\207
Topic
Religion
Scanned
yes
Time added
2013-03-24 12:27:53

Description

Is the Bible far more earthy and crude than we often realise? In a provocative and thoroughly enjoyable study, Roland Boer covers the Bible's testicular logic, the spermatic spluttering pen(ise)s of the scribal prophets, the moist and juicy sensuality of the Song of Songs, and paraphilias, whether prostitution or pornography, lascivious rabbis, masturbating prophets, bestiality, or necrophilia. The book strikes a fine balance between serious, rigorous scholarship and a close attention to matters of sex, masculinity, and carnal delights – precisely those delights that escape many readers of the Bible.

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