Jews and Gender

• Other Authors: Greenspoon, Leonard (Editor)
• Format: Electronic Book Chapter
• Language: English
• Published: Purdue University Press 2021
• Series: Studies in Jewish Civilization
• Subjects: Religious aspects of sexuality, gender & relationships; Religious groups: social & cultural aspects; Social & cultural history; Religion; Gender Studies; Jewish Studies; History; Feminist & Women's Studies
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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 literat...