Jewish Women in Historical Perspective

Jewish Women in Historical Perspective

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.
Country USA
Brand Wayne State University Press
Manufacturer Wayne State University Press
Binding Paperback
UnitCount 1
EANs 9780814327135
ReleaseDate 1998-12-01

Country	USA
Brand	Wayne State University Press
Manufacturer	Wayne State University Press
Binding	Paperback
UnitCount	1
EANs	9780814327135
ReleaseDate	1998-12-01

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