Jews and gender / editor, Leonard J. Greenspoon.
"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 litera...
| Uniform Title: | Studies in Jewish civilization ;
32. |
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| Language: | English |
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West Lafayette, Indiana :
Purdue University Press,
[2021]
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| Series: | Studies in Jewish civilization ;
32. |
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| Physical Description: | xvi, 311 pages : illustrations ; 23 cm. |
| Format: | Book |
| 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"-- Provided by publisher. |
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| Note: | 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. |
| Call Number: | BM729.W6 J55 2021 |
| Bibliography Note: | Includes bibliographical references. |
| ISBN: | 9781612497273 1612497276 9781612497129 1612497128 |
| ISSN: | 1070-8510 ; |