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1 online resource (383 pages) |
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Cover; Title; Copyright; Contents; Acknowledgments; Introduction; Part I. Comparative Perspectives; 1 Jewish and Muslim Feminist Theologies in Dialogue: Discourses of Difference; 2 Jewish and Islamic Legal Traditions: Diffusions of Law; Part II. Limits of Biology: Bodily Purity and Religiosity; 3 Scholarly versus Women's Authority in the Islamic Law of Menstrual Purity; 4 Gender Duality and Its Subversions in Rabbinic Law; 5 Gender and Reproductive Technologies in Shia Iran; Part III. Crimes of Passion: Formative Texts and Traditions |
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6 Not a Man: Joseph and the Character of Masculinity in Judaism and Islam7 Dishonorable Passions: Law and Virtue in Muslim Communities; 8 Legislating the Family: Gender, Jewish Law, and Rabbinical Courts in Mandate Palestine; Part IV. Cultural Depictions of Jewish and Muslim Women; 9 A Literary Perspective: Domestic Violence, the ""Woman Question, "" and the ""Arab Question"" in Early Zionism; 10 An Autobiographical Perspective: Schools, Jails, and Cemeteries in Shoshanna Levy's Life Story; 11 An Artistic Perspective: The Women of Bahram Beizai's Cinema |
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Afterword: Common Ground, Contested TerrainGlossary; About the Contributors; Index; A; B; C; D; E; F; G; H; I; J; K; L; M; N; O; P; Q; R; S; T; U; V; W; Y; Z |
| Summary |
Jewish and Islamic histories have long been interrelated. Both traditions emerged from ancient cultures born in the Middle East and both are rooted in texts and traditions that have often excluded women. At the same time, both groups have recently seen a resurgence in religious orthodoxy among women, as well as growing feminist movements that challenge traditional religious structures. In the United States, Jews and Muslims operate as minority cultures, carving out a place for religious and ethnic distinctiveness. The time is ripe for a volume that explores the relationship between these two r |
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Includes bibliographical references and index |
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Women in Judaism -- Judaism -- Religious aspects
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Women in Islam -- Islam -- Religious aspects
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Feminism.
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Women and religion.
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Feminism -- Religious aspects -- Islam.
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Feminism -- Religious aspects -- Judaism.
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Women in Islam.
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Women in Judaism.
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Feminism
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feminism.
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RELIGION -- Judaism -- General.
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Feminism
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Feminism -- Religious aspects -- Islam
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Feminism -- Religious aspects -- Judaism
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Women and religion
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Women in Islam
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Women in Judaism
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Electronic book
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| Author |
Wenger, Beth S
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| ISBN |
1479823759 |
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9781479823758 |
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1479880337 |
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9781479880331 |
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