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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Other Authors: Greenspoon, Leonard J. (Leonard Jay), editor (editor)
Format: eBook
Language:Inglés
Published: West Lafayette, Indiana : Purdue University Press [2021]
Series:Studies in Jewish civilization, volume 32
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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 (xvi, 311 pages) : illustrations
ISBN:9781612497136
Access:Open Access