Women and Gender in Jewish Philosophy

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WOMEN AND GENDER IN JEWISH PHILOSOPHY ‰ Jewish Literature and Culture Series Editor, Alvin H. Rosenfeld WOMEN AND GENDER IN JEWISH PHILOSOPHY ‰ Edited by Hava Tirosh-Samuelson INDIANA UNIVERSITY PRESS Bloomington and Indianapolis This book is a publication of Indiana University Press 601 North Morton Street Bloomington, IN 47404-3797 USA http://iupress.indiana.edu Telephone orders 800-842-6796 Fax orders 812-855-7931 Orders by e-mail iuporder@indiana.edu©2004 by Indiana University Press All rights reserved No part of this book may be reproduced or utilized in any form or by any means, electronic or mechanical, including photocopying and recording, or by any information storage and retrieval system, without permission in writing from the publisher. The Association of American University Presses’ Resolution on Permissions constitutes the only exception to this prohibition. The paper used in this publication meets the minimum requirements of American National Standard for Information Sciences—Permanence of Paper for Printed Library Materials, ANSI Z39.48-1984. Manufactured in the United States of America Library of Congress Cataloging-in-Publication Data Women and gender in Jewish philosophy / edited by Hava Tirosh-Samuelson. p. cm. — (Jewish literature and culture) Proceedings of a conference held Feb. 25–26, 2001 at Arizona State University. Includes index. ISBN 0-253-34396-8 (cloth) — ISBN 0-253-21673-7 (paper) 1. Philosophy, Jewish—Congresses. 2. Feminist theory—Israel—Congresses. 3. Sex role—Philosophy—Congresses. 4. Sex role—Israel—Congresses. I. Tirosh-Samuelson, Hava, date II. Series. B5800.W66 2004 181'.06'082—dc22 2003021946 1 2 3 4 5 09 08 07 06 05 04 To my twin sister, Dr. Ada Schein, a dedicated scholar and a close friend. ‰ ...