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Gender and Dialogue in the Rabbinic Prism [electronic resource].

By: Contributor(s): Series: Studia JudaicaPublication details: Berlin : De Gruyter, 2012.Description: 1 online resource (276 p.)ISBN:
  • 9783110218640 (electronic bk.)
  • 311021864X (electronic bk.)
Subject(s): Genre/Form: Additional physical formats: Print version:: Gender and Dialogue in the Rabbinic PrismDDC classification:
  • 296.1/206082 296.1206082
LOC classification:
  • BM509.W7 K66 2012
Online resources: Summary: The author applies the fields of gender studies, psychoanalysis, and literature to Talmudic texts. In opposition to the perception of Judaism as a legal system, he argues that the Talmud demands inner spiritual effort, to which the trait of humility and the refinement of the ego are central. This leads to the question of the attitude to the Other, in general, and especially to women. The author shows that the Talmud places the woman (who represents humility and good-heartedness in the Talmudic narratives) above the character of the male depicted in these narratives as a scholar with an inflate
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The author applies the fields of gender studies, psychoanalysis, and literature to Talmudic texts. In opposition to the perception of Judaism as a legal system, he argues that the Talmud demands inner spiritual effort, to which the trait of humility and the refinement of the ego are central. This leads to the question of the attitude to the Other, in general, and especially to women. The author shows that the Talmud places the woman (who represents humility and good-heartedness in the Talmudic narratives) above the character of the male depicted in these narratives as a scholar with an inflate

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