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Sex Rewarded, Sex Punished : A Study of the Status 'Female Slave' in Early Jewish Law /

A masterful intersection of Bible Studies, Gender Studies, and Rabbinic law, Diane Kriger explores the laws pertaining to female slaves in Jewish law. Comparing Biblical strictures with later Rabbinic interpretations as well as contemporary Greco-Roman and Babylonian codes of law, Kriger establishes...

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Detalles Bibliográficos
Autor principal: Kriger, Diane (Autor)
Formato: Electrónico eBook
Idioma:Inglés
Publicado: Boston, MA : Academic Studies Press, [2020]
Colección:Judaism and Jewish Life
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Acceso en línea:Texto completo
Tabla de Contenidos:
  • Frontmatter
  • ACKNOWLEDGMENTS
  • IN MEMORIAM
  • CONTENTS
  • FOREWORD
  • NOTES ON SOURCES, TRANSLITERATIONS AND TRANSLATIONS
  • LIST OF ABBREVIATIONS
  • INTRODUCTION
  • CHAPTER 1. What is a "Female Slave"? Context and Comparison
  • CHAPTER 2. The pilegesh: Status or Topos?
  • CHAPTER 3. The amah of Exodus 21:2-11
  • CHAPTER 4. The shifḥah neḥerefet of Leviticus 19:20-22
  • CHAPTER 5. The "Inheritance" of Slavery in Rabbinic Law: The Non-Linearity of the Matrilineal Principle
  • CHAPTER 6. Rabbinic Interpretations of Leviticus 19:20-22
  • CHAPTER 7. Literature in Support of Law: The Problem of Bilhah and Zilpah
  • CONCLUSION
  • BIBLIOGRAPHY
  • CITATIONS INDEX