Gender and timebound commandments in Judaism /
Alexander, Elizabeth Shanks,
Gender and timebound commandments in Judaism / Elizabeth Shanks Alexander. - Cambridge : Cambridge University Press, 2015 - xviii, 281 pages 24 cm
Includes bibliographical references (pages 251-262) and indexes.
"The rule that exempts women from rituals that need to be performed at specific times (so-called timebound, positive commandments) has served for centuries to stabilize Jewish gender. It has provided a rationale for women's centrality at home and their ab
9781107035560 (hardback)
2012035661
Women in Judaism.;Sex role;Feminism;Jewish women--Religious aspects;Judaism;Religious aspects;Judaism.;Religious life.
296.4082 / ALG 2015
Gender and timebound commandments in Judaism / Elizabeth Shanks Alexander. - Cambridge : Cambridge University Press, 2015 - xviii, 281 pages 24 cm
Includes bibliographical references (pages 251-262) and indexes.
"The rule that exempts women from rituals that need to be performed at specific times (so-called timebound, positive commandments) has served for centuries to stabilize Jewish gender. It has provided a rationale for women's centrality at home and their ab
9781107035560 (hardback)
2012035661
Women in Judaism.;Sex role;Feminism;Jewish women--Religious aspects;Judaism;Religious aspects;Judaism.;Religious life.
296.4082 / ALG 2015