| Description |
1 online resource (ix, 271 pages) : illustrations; digital file(s) |
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Gender in History |
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Gender in history
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| Contents |
Preface -- 1. Introduction -- 2. Heroines by choice or by chance: martyrs, converts, and anusot (forced converts) -- 3. Four differing paradigms of male attitudes to women -- 4. Women and the family unit -- 5. Marital relations, power and social standing -- 6. Women and the Mitzvot -- 7. Cases of some prominent Jewish women -- Conclusion -- Translated samples of the original source material -- Sources -- Glossary of Hebrew terms -- Glossary of Talmudic scholars -- Index |
| Summary |
Goldin's study explores the relationships between men and women within Jewish society living in Germany, northern France and England among the Christian population over a period of some 350 years. Looking at original Hebrew sources to conduct a social analysis, he takes us from the middle of the tenth century until the middle of the second half of the fourteenth century, when the Christian population had expelled the Jews from almost all of the places they were living. Particularly fascinating are the attitudes towards women, as well as their changes in social status. By examining the factors involved in these issues, including views of the leadership, economic influences, internal power politics and gender struggles, Goldin's book provides a greater understanding of the functioning of these communities. This volume will be of great interest to historians of medieval Europe, gender and religion |
| Notes |
Made available via: manchesterhive |
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MUP 2020 titles |
| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references and index |
| Notes |
In English |
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Description based on print record |
| Subject |
Jewish women -- Europe -- History
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Social status -- Europe -- History
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Medieval History.
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HISTORY / Jewish.
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HISTORY / Europe / Medieval.
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HISTORY / Jewish
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Jewish women
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Social status
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Medieval History.
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CE period up to c 1500.
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Europe
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| Genre/Form |
History
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| Form |
Electronic book
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| Author |
Manchester University Press, publisher
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| ISBN |
1526148277 |
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9781526148278 |
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