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Gender and Jewish History

Gender and Jewish History - The Modern Jewish Experience

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Publisher's Synopsis

By revealing the importance of gender in interpreting the Jewish past, this collection of original essays highlights the profound influence that feminist scholarship has had on the study of Jewish history since the 1970s. Gender and Jewish Historyconsiders the impact of gender on Jewish religious practices and political behaviour, educational accomplishments and communal structures, acculturation and choice of occupations. The book stimulates conversations on such topics as Jewish women's creativity and spirituality, violence against women, Jews' reactions to persecution in the Holocaust, and Judaism as lived religion and culture. Honouring Paula Hyman, one of the founders of Jewish gender studies, this volume shows gender to be an eye-opening entry into realms of Jewish history previously untouched by it.

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Indiana University Press

Book information

ISBN: 9780253355614
Publisher: Indiana University Press
Imprint: Indiana University Press
Pub date:
DEWEY: 305.488924
DEWEY edition: 22
Number of pages: 416
Weight: 748g
Height: 229mm
Width: 152mm
Spine width: 25mm