In this Book
- Feminist Rereadings of Rabbinic Literature
- Book
- 2014
- Published by: Brandeis University Press
- Series: HBI Series on Jewish Women
summary
This book offers a fresh perspective on classical Jewish literature by providing a gender-based, feminist reading of rabbinical anecdotes and legends. Viewing rabbinical legends as sources that generate perceptions about women and gender, Inbar Raveh provides answers to questions such as how the Sages viewed women; how they formed and molded their characterization of them; how they constructed the ancient discourse on femininity; and what the status of women was in their society. Raveh also re-creates the voices and stories of the women themselves within their sociohistorical context, moving them from the periphery to the center and exposing how men maintain power. Chapter topics include desire and control, pain, midwives, prostitutes, and myth. A major contribution to the fields of literary criticism and Jewish studies, Raveh’s book demonstrates the possibility of appreciating the aesthetic beauty and complexity of patriarchal texts, while at the same time recognizing their limitations.
Table of Contents
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- Title Page
- pp. v-viii
- Foreword by Sylvia Barack Fishman
- pp. xi-xiv
- Introduction
- pp. xv-xxvi
- 2. Desire and Dominion
- pp. 40-55
- Bibliography
- pp. 179-196
Additional Information
ISBN
9781611686098
Related ISBN(s)
9781611686074, 9781611686081
MARC Record
OCLC
894628754
Pages
205
Launched on MUSE
2015-01-01
Language
English
Open Access
No
Copyright
2014