Jewish Women in the Medieval World: 500-1500 Ce

ISBN-13: 9780367612726 / Angielski / Miękka / 2022 / 168 str.

Sarah Ifft Decker

Opis

Jewish Women in the Medieval World offers a thematic overview of the lived experiences of Jewish women in both Europe and the Middle East from 500 to 1500 CE, a group often ignored in general surveys on both medieval Jewish life and medieval women.

Spis treści

Part 1: Introduction  1. Introduction  Part 2: Analysis  2. Jewish Life in the Medieval World  3. Gender Roles in Medieval Jewish Cultures  4. Marriage, Divorce, and Widowhood  5. Sex and Sexuality  6. Family, Childbirth, and Child-rearing  7. Jewish Women’s Work  8. Gender, Faith, and Worship  9. Jewish Women between Communities  Part 3: Assessment  10. Conclusion

O autorze

Sarah Ifft Decker is Assistant Professor of History at Rhodes College, USA. Her work explores intersections between gender and religious identity in the medieval Mediterranean. She is the author of The Fruit of Her Hands: Jewish and Christian Women’s Work in Medieval Catalan Cities (forthcoming 2022).