Gender and timebound commandments in judaism
Auteur :
Alexander, Elizabeth Shanks
Éditeur :
Cambridge University Press
ISBN :
9781107479173
Date de publication :
12 févr. 2015
Dimensions :
23,0 x 15,3 x 1,8 cm
Poids :
470 g
Format :
Trade paperback (US)
Langue :
Anglais
Pays d'origine :
Grande Bretagne
This book examines a key tradition in Judaism (the rule that exempts women from 'timebound, positive commandments'), which has served for centuries to stabilize women's roles. Elizabeth Shanks Alexander demonstrates that the rule was not intended to have such consequences.