Language, gender and law in the Judaeo-Islamic milieu.

Language, gender and law in the Judaeo-Islamic milieu.

"The articles in this volume focus on the legal, linguistic, historical and literary roles of Jewish women in the Islamic world of the Middle Ages. Drawing heavily on manuscript evidence from the Cairo Genizah, the authors examine the challenges involved in the identification and interpretation...

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Other Authors: Ashur, Amir, 1966- (Editor), Stampfer, Y. Zvi (Editor)

Format: eBook

Language: English

Published: Leiden Boston : BRILL, 2020.

Series: Études sur le judaïsme médiéval; volume 82.
Religious Studies, Theology and Philosophy E-Books Online, Collection 2020, ISBN: 9789004419094.

Subjects:

Cairo Genizah.
Jewish women > Islamic Empire > History > To 1500.
Islamic Empire > Civilization.

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Call Number: HQ1172 .L36 2020

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Table of Contents:
  • Genizah Sociolinguistics: the Language of Women / Esther-Miriam Wagner
  • The Challenge of Reading Women's Letters from the Cairo Genizah / Renée Levine Melammed
  • Jewish Women in Muslim Legal Venues: Seven Legal Documents from the Cairo Genizah / Oded Zinger
  • Captives, Converts, and Concubines: Gendered Aspects of Conversion to Judaism in the Medieval Near East / Moshe Yagur
  • No (Jewish) Women in Hell / Tali Artman-Partock
  • Portrayals of Biblical Figures in Lost Aggadic Traditions from the Cairo Genizah: Feminist Considerations / Moshe Lavee.