Jews and Gender (Hardcover) (ISBN-13: 9781612497273)

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.

Author: Leonard J. Greenspoon
ISBN-10: 1612497276
ISBN-13: 9781612497273
Publisher: Purdue University Press
Language: English
Published: 10/15/2021
Pages: 328
Format: Hardcover
Weight: 1.34lbs
Size: 9.00h x 6.00w x 0.75d