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1 electronic resource (xxiii, 398 pages). |
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Judaism and Jewish life |
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Judaism and Jewish life.
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Includes bibliographical references (pages 353-383) and index. |
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What is a 'female slave' : context and comparison -- The pilegesh : status or topos? -- The amah of Exod 21:2-11 -- The shifah neerefet of Lev 19:20-22 -- The 'inheritance' of slavery in rabbinic law : the non-linearity of the matrilineal principle -- Rabbinic interpretations of Lev 19:20-22 -- Literature in support of law : the problem of Bilhah and Zilpah. |
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Description based on print version record; resource not viewed. |
| Summary |
A masterful intersection of Bible Studies, Gender Studies, and Rabbinic law, Diane Kriger explores the laws pertaining to female slaves in Jewish law. Comparing Biblical strictures with later Rabbinic interpretations as well as contemporary Greco-Roman and Babylonian codes of law, Kriger establishes a framework whereby a woman's sexual identity also indicates her legal status. With sensitivity to the nuances in both ancient laws and ancient languages, Kriger adds greatly to our understanding of gender, slave status, and the matrilineal principle of descent in the Ancient Near East. |
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English. |
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Women (Jewish law)
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Women in the Bible.
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Enslaved women (Jewish law)
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Femmes dans la Bible.
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RELIGION -- Judaism -- General.
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Women in the Bible
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Women (Jewish law)
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Enslaved women (Jewish law)
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| Other Form: |
Print version: Sex rewarded, sex punished Brighton, MA : Academic Studies Press, 2011. 9781934843482 (cloth) (DLC) 2010054363 |
| ISBN |
1934843482 cloth |
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9781934843482 cloth |
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9781618111135 (electronic bk.) |
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1618111132 (electronic bk.) |
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9781644693292 (electronic bk.) |
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1644693291 (electronic bk.) |
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10.1515/9781618111135. doi |
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NZ1 14691259 |
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DEBSZ 481298258 |
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DEBSZ 449610977 |
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DEBBG BV044186319 |
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DEBBG BV043961230 |
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AU@ 000066518754 |
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AU@ 000053283491 |
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