{"product_id":"trans-talmud-androgynes-and-eunuchs-in-rabbinic-literature-paperback","title":"Trans Talmud: Androgynes and Eunuchs in Rabbinic Literature - Paperback","description":"\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cp style=\"text-align: right;\"\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/reportcopyrightinfringement.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\"\u003e\u003cb\u003eReport copyright infringement\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eMax K. Strassfeld\u003c\/b\u003e (Author)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003ci\u003eTrans Talmud\u003c\/i\u003e places eunuchs and androgynes at the center of rabbinic literature and asks what we can learn from them about Judaism and the project of transgender history. Rather than treating these figures as anomalies to be justified or explained away, Max K. Strassfeld argues that they profoundly shaped ideas about law, as the rabbis constructed intricate taxonomies of gender across dozens of texts to understand an array of cultural tensions. Showing how rabbis employed eunuchs and androgynes to define proper forms of masculinity, Strassfeld emphasizes the unique potential of these figures to not only establish the boundary of law but exceed and transform it. \u003ci\u003eTrans Talmud\u003c\/i\u003e challenges how we understand gender in Judaism and demonstrates that acknowledging nonbinary gender prompts a reassessment of Jewish literature and law. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ch3\u003eBack Jacket\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003eRefreshingly self-reflective, this project represents an entirely new way of writing rabbinics scholarship. One of the first texts I've read in years that stands to be a genuine 'field-shaking' book.--Rachel Rafael Neis, Jean and Samuel Frankel Associate Professor of Rabbinics, University of Michigan, and author of \u003ci\u003eThe Sense of Sight in Rabbinic Culture: Jewish Ways of Seeing in Late Antiquity\u003c\/i\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \"This book is a thrilling achievement, sure to be a touchstone for years and likely decades to come. Max Strassfeld makes an immense contribution to the study of rabbinic texts, the ancient world, and gender, sexual, and embodied variability, so much so that a rather wide range of audiences will benefit tremendously from this theoretically informed yet engagingly indispensable book.\"--Joseph Marchal, Professor of Religious Studies, Ball State University, and author of \u003ci\u003eAppalling Bodies: Queer Figures Before and After Paul's Letters\u003c\/i\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ch3\u003eAuthor Biography\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eMax K. Strassfeld\u003c\/b\u003e is Assistant Professor in the Department of Religious Studies and Classics at the University of Arizona.\u003c\/p\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 262\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 0.6 x 8.9 x 5.9 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e October 03, 2023\u003c\/div\u003e\n            ","brand":"BooksCloud","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":52631948165427,"sku":"9780520397392","price":60.91,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0300\/5595\/6612\/files\/jkv192hL_H9780520397392.webp?v=1762195956","url":"https:\/\/www.vysn.com\/products\/trans-talmud-androgynes-and-eunuchs-in-rabbinic-literature-paperback","provider":"VYSN","version":"1.0","type":"link"}