Leonard Glick
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Leonard Glick | |
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Born | December 31, 1929 |
Died | January 9, 2024 | (aged 94)
Years active | 1972–2014 |
Notable work | Abraham's Heirs;Marked in Your Flesh |
Title | Anthropologistandhistorian of ideas |
Website | http://asteria.fivecolleges.edu/findaids//mah018.html |
Leonard Glick(December 31, 1929 ~ January 9, 2024) was an Americananthropologist,historian of ideas,and author. He served as professor ofanthropologyatHampshire Collegefrom 1972 to 2002. His scholarly work predominantly focused on thehistory of Judaism.[1][2][3][4]
Notable work
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Abraham's Heirs: Jews and Christians in Medieval Europe
[edit]Glick publishedAbraham's Heirs: Jews And Christians In Medieval Europein 1999, focusing on the interaction between Jews and Christians during the 5th to 15th century.[5]
The book argues that the Jewish experience was profoundly shaped by the overwhelmingly medieval Christian majority.[6]
Marked in Your Flesh: Circumcision From Ancient Judea To Modern America
[edit]Glick publishedMarked In Your Flesh: Circumcision From Ancient Judea To Modern Americain 2005. It deals with thehistory ofbrit milah.[7]
He theorizes thatmilahoriginated during theBabylonian exileamong theJudean priestswho are believed to have composed theP sourceof theTorah.And that the main justification among Jewish philosophers and religious leaders lies in beliefs surrounding the control ofmale sexuality,as a visual marker of theAbrahamic covenant,beliefs surroundingfertility,and a sign of the father submitting to the political social order.[8]
Personal life
[edit]Glick was aReform Jew.[4][9]He had three sons.[8]He passed away aged 94 on January 9, 2024.[10]
Works
[edit]- (1973).Beyond The Classics: Essays In The Scientific Study Of Religion
- (1974).Jewish Life And Culture In Eastern Europe
- (1980).An Automotive Camshaft Degreeing Fixture
- (1999).Abraham's Heirs: Jews and Christians In Medieval Europe
- (2005).Marked in Your Flesh: Circumcision From Ancient Judea To Modern America
References
[edit]- ^Utterback, Kristine; Price, Merrall (2013).Jews in Medieval Christendom: Slay Them Not.Brill Publishers.p. 313.ISBN9789004250444.
- ^Frassetto, Michael (2007).Christian Attitudes Toward the Jews in the Middle Ages.Routledge.p. 8.ISBN9780415978279.
- ^Livesey, Nina (2010).Circumcision As A Malleable Symbol.Peeters Publishers.p. 125.ISBN9783161506284.
- ^abKazez, Jean (2017).The Philosophical Parent: Asking the Hard Questions About Having and Raising Children.Oxford University Press.pp. Chapter 10.ISBN9780190652623.
- ^Hourihane, Colum (2002).Insights And Interpretations: Studies In Celebration Of The Eighty-Fifth Anniversary Of The Index Of Christian Art.Princeton University Press.p. 206.ISBN978-0691099910.
- ^Staff."Abraham's Heirs by Leonard Glick".Fishpond.RetrievedNovember 18,2020.
- ^Julius, Anthony (2010).Trials of the Diaspora: A History of Anti-Semitism in England.Oxford University Press.p. 624.ISBN9780199297054.
- ^abGlick, Leonard (2005).Marked In Your Flesh: Circumcision From Ancient Judea To Modern America.United States:Oxford University Press.pp. VIII, 14–30.ISBN978-0195176742.
- ^Moss, Lisa; Wald, Rebecca (April 26, 2016)."A New Guide to Intact Jewish Welcoming: Book Review".Jewish Business News.RetrievedNovember 18,2020.
- ^Home, Witty's Funeral."Obituary for Dr. Leonard B. Glick | Witty's Funeral Home".Obituary for Dr. Leonard B. Glick | Witty's Funeral Home.RetrievedJanuary 16,2024.
- 20th-century American anthropologists
- Living people
- American historians of religion
- American Reform Jews
- Historians of Jews and Judaism
- 20th-century American historians
- 21st-century American anthropologists
- 21st-century American historians
- 20th-century American male writers
- 21st-century American male writers
- American male non-fiction writers
- Hampshire College faculty