Levirate marriage and the family in ancient Judaism /
Provocative exploration of levirate marriage in ancient Judaism that sheds new light on the Jewish family in antiquity and the rabbinic reworking of earlier Israelite law.
Clasificación: | Libro Electrónico |
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Formato: | Electrónico eBook |
Idioma: | Inglés |
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Waltham, Mass. : Hanover [N.H.] :
Brandeis University Press ; University Press of New England,
©2009.
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Edición: | 1st ed. |
Colección: | HBI series on Jewish women.
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Acceso en línea: | Texto completo |
Tabla de Contenidos:
- The institution of levirate
- Levirate from the Hebrew Bible through the Mishnah
- Mapping the family
- Brothers
- From wife to widow and back again
- Paternity and continuity
- Conclusion.