Jews and Gender /

"Jews and Gender features sixteen authors exploring the history and culture of the intersection of Judaism and gender from the biblical world to today. Topics include subversive readings of biblical texts; reappraisal of rabbinic theory and practice; women in mysticism, Chasidism, and Yiddish l...

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Bibliographic Details
Other Authors: Greenspoon, Leonard J. (Leonard Jay) (Editor)
Format: Electronic eBook
Language:Inglés
Published: West Lafayette, Indiana : Purdue University Press, [2021]
Series:Book collections on Project MUSE.
Subjects:
Jewish women > Religious life > Congresses.
Feminism > Religious aspects > Judaism > Congresses.
Sex role > Religious aspects > Judaism > Congresses.
Women in Judaism > Congresses.
Women in Judaism.
Sex role > Religious aspects > Judaism.
Jewish women > Religious life.
Feminism > Religious aspects > Judaism.
Juives > Vie religieuse > Congres.
Rôle selon le sexe > Aspect religieux > Judaïsme > Congres.
Femmes dans le judaïsme > Congres.
Conference papers and proceedings.
Electronic books.
Online Access:Texto completo
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Summary:"Jews and Gender features sixteen authors exploring the history and culture of the intersection of Judaism and gender from the biblical world to today. Topics include subversive readings of biblical texts; reappraisal of rabbinic theory and practice; women in mysticism, Chasidism, and Yiddish literature; and women in contemporary culture and politics. Accessible and comprehensive, this volume will appeal to the general reader in addition to engaging with contemporary academic scholarship"--
Item Description:Proceedings of the thirty-second annual symposium of the Klutznick Chair in Jewish Civilization, the Harris Center for Judaic Studies, and the Schwalb Center for Israel and Jewish Studies, October 27-28, 2019.
Physical Description:1 online resource (311 pages): illustrations ;
ISBN:9781612497136
ISSN:1070-8510 ;
Access:Open Access

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