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Gender and law in the Hebrew Bible and the ancient Near East /
This striking new contribution to gender studies demonstrates the essential role of Israelite and Near East law in the historical analysis of gender. The theme of these studies of Babylonian, Hittite, Assyrian, and Israelite law is this: What is the significance of gender in the formulation of ancie...
| Clasificación: | Libro Electrónico |
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| Otros Autores: | , , |
| Formato: | Electrónico eBook |
| Idioma: | Inglés |
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Sheffield, England :
Sheffield Academic Press,
©1998.
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| Colección: | Journal for the study of the Old Testament. Supplement series ;
262. |
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| Acceso en línea: | Texto completo |
| Sumario: | This striking new contribution to gender studies demonstrates the essential role of Israelite and Near East law in the historical analysis of gender. The theme of these studies of Babylonian, Hittite, Assyrian, and Israelite law is this: What is the significance of gender in the formulation of ancient law and custom? Feminist scholarship is enriched by these studies in family history and the status of women in antiquity. At the same time, conventional legal history is repositioned, as new and classical texts are interpreted from the vantage point of feminist theory and social history. Papers f. |
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| Descripción Física: | 1 online resource (251 pages) |
| Bibliografía: | Includes bibliographical references and indexes. |
| ISBN: | 9780567620941 0567620948 1281814253 9781281814258 9786611814250 6611814256 |