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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.

Bibliographic Details
Call Number:Libro Electrónico
Main Author: Weisberg, Dvora E.
Format: Electronic eBook
Language:Inglés
Published: Waltham, Mass. : Hanover [N.H.] : Brandeis University Press ; University Press of New England, ©2009.
Edition:1st ed.
Series:HBI series on Jewish women.
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Online Access:Texto completo
Table of Contents:
  • 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.