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Jewish Marriage in Antiquity /

Marriage today might be a highly contested topic, but certainly no more than it was in antiquity. Ancient Jews, like their non-Jewish neighbors, grappled with what have become perennial issues of marriage, from its idealistic definitions to its many practical forms to questions of who should or shou...

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Detalles Bibliográficos
Clasificación:Libro Electrónico
Autor principal: Satlow, Michael L. (Autor)
Formato: Electrónico eBook
Idioma:Inglés
Publicado: Princeton, NJ : Princeton University Press, [2018]
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Acceso en línea:Texto completo
Tabla de Contenidos:
  • Frontmatter
  • CONTENT
  • ABBREVIATIONS AND CONVENTIONS
  • PREFACE
  • INTRODUCTION
  • PART I. Thinking about Marriage
  • Chapter One. WHY MARRY?
  • Chapter Two. METAPHOR AND MYTH
  • Chapter Three. MARRIAGE AND LAW
  • PART II. Marrying
  • Chapter Four. SHREDS OF REAL MARRIAGE
  • Chapter Five. MAKING A MATCH
  • Chapter Six. ENDOGAMY AND EXOGAMY
  • Chapter Seven. CUSTOMS AND RITUALS OF MARRIAGE
  • Chapter Eight. IRREGULAR UNIONS
  • PART III. Staying Married
  • Chapter Nine. THE ECONOMICS OF MARRIAGE
  • Chapter Ten. THE IDEAL MARRIAGE
  • CONCLUSIONS
  • NOTES
  • BIBLIOGRAPHY
  • SUBJECT INDEX
  • INDEX OF PREMODERN SOURCES
  • INDEX OF MODERN AUTHORS