Gender differences between men and women are not just a matter of
sexual differentiation; the roles that men and women play are also
socially and culturally determined, in ancient Israel and
post-biblical Judaism as in every other context. That is the theme
of these ten studies. The first part of the volume examines the
gender definitions and roles that can be identified in the Hebrew
Bible's legal and ritual texts. The second part uses archaeological
and anthropological perspectives to interrogate the biblical text
and the society that formed it on issues of gender. The third part
explores similar gender issues in a range of material outside the
Hebrew Bible, from the Apocrypha through Josephus and Philo down to
mediaeval Jewish marriage contracts (ketubbot). Among the questions
here discussed are: Why are men, but not women, required to bathe
in order to achieve ritual purity after incurring certain types of
defilement? What understandings of masculinity and femininity
underlie the regulations about incest? Was ancient Israel simply a
patriarchal society, or were there more complex dynamics of power
in which women as well as men were involved? What do post-biblical
re-interpretations of the female figures of Wisdom and Folly in
Proverbs 1-9 suggest about heterosexual masculinity? And what kind
of rights did mediaeval Middle-Eastern Jewish women have within
their marriage relationships?
General
| Imprint: |
Sheffield Phoenix Press
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| Country of origin: |
United Kingdom |
| Series: |
Hebrew Bible Monographs, No. 14 |
| Release date: |
September 2007 |
| First published: |
September 2007 |
| Editors: |
Deborah W. Rooke
|
| Dimensions: |
234 x 156 x 13mm (L x W x T) |
| Format: |
Hardcover - Laminated cover
|
| Pages: |
200 |
| Edition: |
New |
| ISBN-13: |
978-1-906055-20-2 |
| Categories: |
Books >
Social sciences >
Sociology, social studies >
Gender studies >
General
Promotions
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| LSN: |
1-906055-20-3 |
| Barcode: |
9781906055202 |
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