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Gender and timebound commandments in Judaism / Elizabeth Shanks Alexander.

By:

Alexander, Elizabeth Shanks

Material type: Text

TextOriginal language: English Publication details: Cambridge : Cambridge University Press, 2015Description: xviii, 281 pages 24 cmISBN:

9781107035560 (hardback)

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DDC classification:

296.4082 ALG 2015

Summary: "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

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Item type	Current library	Call number	Status	Date due	Barcode
Books	Library Section SB- R304	296.4082 ALG 2015 (Browse shelf(Opens below))	Available

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

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