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contents Acknowledgments vii Introduction 1 1. From Sources of Impurity to Circles of Impurity 17 2. Subjecting the Body 48 3. Objects That Matter 74 4. On Corpses and Persons 96 5. The Duality of Gentile Bodies 122 6. The Pure Self 148 Epilogue: Recomposing Purity and Meaning 180 Notes 185 Bibliography 237 Subject Index 253 Source Index 257 ...

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