Jewish Women in Historical Perspective [Paperback]

Judith R. Baskin (Editor)

Book Description

Publication Date: January 1999 | ISBN-10: 0814327133 | ISBN-13: 978-0814327135 | Edition: 2

A collection of fully-revised and new essays that explore the richness of Jewish women's history.

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The last decades have seen a growing debate over the status of women in contemporary Judaism. As the conditions of secular Western life have allowed women greater choice in their educational and vocational opportunities and society has begun to endorse female equality with men, dissatisfaction with traditional Jewish limitations on women's participation in communal, religious, and scholarly activities has increased. Whilst there have been numerous contemporary responses to traditional Jewish views of women's roles, perspectives from the past have been missing from the ongoing discussion. This collection of essays is intended to provide such a historical excursion. Each essay provides an overview of the period in question, and asks serious questions about the general situations of Jewish women and their activities in a male-dominated public and intellectual Jewish life, as well as in a larger non-Jewish cultural environment.

Product Details

• Paperback: 416 pages
• Publisher: Wayne State University Press; 2 edition (January 1999)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 0814327133
• ISBN-13: 978-0814327135
• Product Dimensions: 9.1 x 6.1 x 0.8 inches
• Shipping Weight: 1.2 pounds (View shipping rates and policies)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #88,974 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)