Women, Ideology and Violence

by Cheryl Anderson

Cheryl Anderson examines the laws relating to women that are found in the Book of the Covenant and the Deuteronomic law. She argues that the laws can be divided into those that treat women similarly to men (defined as 'inclusive' laws) and those that treat women differently ('exclusive' laws). She then suggests that the exclusive laws, which construct gender as male dominance/female subordination, do not just describe violence against women but are...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0567082520
• ISBN13: 9780567082527
• Release Date: January 2006
• Publisher: Bloomsbury Publishing PLC
• Length: 192 Pages
• Weight: 0.55 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.5" x 6.3" x 9.2"