Jews and Gender

by Leonard J. Greenspoon

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...

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1612497276
• ISBN13: 9781612497273
• Release Date: October 2021
• Publisher: Purdue University Press
• Length: 328 Pages
• Weight: 1.34 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.8" x 6.0" x 9.0"