Conceiving agency : reproductive authority among Haredi women /
"Pregnancy and Agency among Haredi Women explores the ways Haredi Jewish women make decisions about their reproductive lives. Although they must contend with interference from doctors, rabbis, and the Israeli government, Haredi women find space for-and insist on-autonomy from them when they mak...
Clasificación: | Libro Electrónico |
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Formato: | Electrónico eBook |
Idioma: | Inglés |
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Bloomington, Indiana :
Indiana University Press,
[2020]
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Acceso en línea: | Texto completo |
Tabla de Contenidos:
- Cover
- Title Page
- Copyright
- Dedication
- Contents
- Acknowledgments
- Introduction
- 1. Medicine and Religion: Doctors and Rabbis in Israel
- 2. Books and Babies: Pathways to Authority
- 3. The Embodiment of Pregnancy
- 4. Reproductive Theology: Embodying Divine Authority
- 5. Abortions, Finances, and Women's Reproductive Authority
- Conclusion: Haredi Women's Bodies and Beyond
- Works Cited
- Index
- About the Author