Captivity, Masculinity and Degradation in an Early Rabbinic Tale

This article examines differences between versions of an erotic Rabbinic narrative about rescuing a captive boy, who had been carried away from Roman-occupied Jerusalem and was enduring (or facing) sexual exploitation at the hands of Roman captors. A synoptic reading suggests a pattern of retroactiv...

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Main Author: Daum, Robert A. (Author)
Format: Electronic Article
Language:English
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Published: Equinox Publ. 2014
In: Religious studies and theology
Year: 2014, Volume: 33, Issue: 2, Pages: 141-156
Further subjects:B Rabbinic
B Masculinity
B Rome
B Rabbi Joshua
B sexual degradation
B Rabbi Ishmael
B Ransom
B captivity
B Talmud
B homoerotic
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