Judaism Since Gender

ISBN 10: 0415914612 / ISBN 13: 9780415914611

Published by Routledge, 1997

About this Item

Offering a range of provocations - Jewish men as sissies, Jesus as transvestite, the problem of eroticizing Holocaust narratives - this collection overturns the belief that scholars of Judaism are still largely oblivious of recent developments in the study of gender. Editor(s): Peskowitz, Miriam B.; Levitt, Laura. Num Pages: 242 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: HRJ; JFSJ; JFSR1. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 229 x 152 x 13. Weight in Grams: 340. . 1997. 1st Edition. paperback. . . . .

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Bibliographic Details

• Title: Judaism Since Gender
• Publisher: Routledge
• Publication Date: 1997
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 0415914612
• ISBN 13: 9780415914611
• Binding: Soft cover
• Edition: 1st Edition
• Condition: New

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Synopsis

Judaism Since Gender offers a radically new concept of Jewish Studies, staking out new intellectual terrain and redefining the discipline as an intrinsically feminist practice.

The question of how knowledge is gendered has been discussed by philosophers and feminists for years, yet is still new to many scholars of Judaism. Judaism Since Gender illuminates a crucial debate among intellectuals both within and outside the academy, and ultimately overturns the belief that scholars of Judaism are still largely oblivious of recent developments in the study of gender. Offering a range of provocations--Jewish men as sissies, Jesus as transvestite, the problem of eroticizing Holocaust narratives--this timely collection pits the joys of transgression against desires for cultural wholeness.

About the Author

Miriam Peskowitz is Assistant Professor of Religion at the University of Florida. Laura Levitt is Assistant Professor of Religion and Women's Studies at Temple University.