Jews and gender [electronic resource] / edited by Leonard J. Greenspoon.

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"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...

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Other Authors: Greenspoon, Leonard J. (Leonard Jay) (Editor)
Language:English
Published: West Lafayette, Indiana : Purdue University Press, 2021.
Series:Studies in Jewish civilization, volume 32
Subjects:
Women in Judaism > Congresses.
Sex role > Religious aspects > Judaism > Congresses.
Feminism > Religious aspects > Judaism > Congresses.
Jewish women > Religious life > Congresses.
Genre:
Congresses.
Online Access:
Project Muse Open Access ebooks: 2021 (Project MUSE @ John Hopkins University)
DOAB Directory of Open Access Books: 2021 (Directory of Open Access Books)
Format: Electronic eBook
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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"-- Provided by publisher.
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
Bibliography Note:Includes bibliographical references.
ISBN:9781612497136 (online)
9781612497143 (online)
ISSN:1070-8510 ;