Jews and Gender /

"Jews and Gender features sixteen authors exploring the history and culture of the intersection of Judaism and gender from the biblical world to today. Topics include subversive readings of biblical texts; reappraisal of rabbinic theory and practice; women in mysticism, Chasidism, and Yiddish l...

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Corporate Author:	JSTOR (Organization)
Format:	eBook
Language:	English
Published:	West Lafayette, IN : Purdue University Press, 2021.
Series:	Studies in Jewish civilization.
Subjects:	Jewish women > Religious life > Congresses. Feminism > Religious aspects > Judaism > Congresses. Sex role > Religious aspects > Judaism > Congresses. Women in Judaism > Congresses. Juives > Vie religieuse > Congrès. Rôle selon le sexe > Aspect religieux > Judaïsme > Congrès. Femmes dans le judaïsme > Congrès. RELIGION / Sexuality & Gender Studies Women in Judaism. Sex role > Religious aspects > Judaism. Jewish women > Religious life. Feminism > Religious aspects > Judaism. Electronic books. Conference papers and proceedings.
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Summary:	"Jews and Gender features sixteen authors exploring the history and culture of the intersection of Judaism and gender from the biblical world to today. Topics include subversive readings of biblical texts; reappraisal of rabbinic theory and practice; women in mysticism, Chasidism, and Yiddish literature; and women in contemporary culture and politics. Accessible and comprehensive, this volume will appeal to the general reader in addition to engaging with contemporary academic scholarship"--
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Physical Description:	1 online resource (xvi, 312 pages).
ISBN:	9781612497143 1612497144