| Description |
1 online resource (vi, 281 pages) |
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Bible and women's studies / Tikva Frymer-Kensky -- Feminist perspectives on Rabbinic texts / Judith Hauptman -- Jewish theology in feminist perspective / Judith Plaskow -- "Dare to know" : feminism and the discipline of Jewish philosophy / Hava Tirosh-Rothschild -- Feminist studies and modern Jewish history / Paula E. Hyman -- Toward a feminist sociology of American Jews / Lynn Davidman and Shelly Tenenbaum -- "She perceives her work to be rewarding" : Jewish women in a cross-cultural perspective / Susan Starr Sered -- sleeping with the other : the problem of gender in American-Jewish literature / Joyce Antler -- Modern Hebrew literature : the impact of feminist research / Naomi Sokoloff -- Jews, gender, American cinema / Sonya Michel |
| Summary |
This book is the first to evaluate the development of feminist scholarship in various fields within Jewish studies. Eminent scholars in biblical studies, rabbinics, theology, history, literature, sociology, anthropology, philosophy, and film studies assess the state of knowledge about women in each field, analyze how this knowledge has affected the mainstream of the discipline, and propose new questions and concepts to pursue. The authors - Joyce Antler, Lynn Davidman, Tikva Frymer-Kensky, Judith Hauptman, Paula E. Hyman, Sonya Michel, Judith Plaskow, Susan Starr Sered, Naomi Sokoloff, Shelly Tenenbaum, and Hava Tirosh-Rothschild - consider a range of fascinating issues |
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Among them are: whether Jewish culture is as patriarchal as is typically assumed; how gender arrangements in Jewish life are shaped by the structures and culture of the larger societies in which Jews live; the different ways in which changes in Jewish families over time and place are experienced by women and by men; whether women or men have been more reluctant to assimilate; and how segregation of the sexes has affected women's autonomy in different periods and locations in Jewish history. Together, the articles present a strong argument for the inclusion of gender as a category of analysis in all fields of Jewish studies |
| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references and index |
| Notes |
English |
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Print version record |
| Subject |
Women in Judaism -- Historiography
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Feminism -- Religious aspects -- Judaism.
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Women's studies.
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Judaism -- Historiography
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Jews -- Historiography
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Jewish learning and scholarship.
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women's studies.
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RELIGION -- Judaism -- General.
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Feminism -- Religious aspects -- Judaism
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Jewish learning and scholarship
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Jews -- Historiography
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Judaism -- Historiography
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Women in Judaism -- Historiography
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Women's studies
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Feminismus
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Frau
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Judentum
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Jodendom.
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Feminisme.
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Femmes dans le judaïsme -- Historiographie.
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Féminisme -- Aspect religieux -- Judaïsme.
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Féminisme -- Recherche.
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Judaïsme -- Étude et enseignement.
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Judaïsme -- Historiographie.
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Juifs -- Historiographie.
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| Form |
Electronic book
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| Author |
Davidman, Lynn, 1955-
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Tenenbaum, Shelly
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| ISBN |
0585373280 |
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9780585373287 |
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