Gender and timebound commandments in Judaism /
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 absence from the synagogue. Departing from...
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Language: | English |
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Cambridge :
Cambridge University Press,
2013.
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Online Access: | CONNECT |