TY - BOOK AU - Kosman,Admiel AU - Levin,Edward TI - Gender and Dialogue in the Rabbinic Prism T2 - Studia Judaica SN - 9783110218640 (electronic bk.) AV - BM509.W7 K66 2012 U1 - 296.1/206082296.1206082 PY - 2012/// CY - Berlin PB - De Gruyter KW - Women in rabbinical literature KW - Man-woman relationships KW - Masculinity KW - Religious aspects KW - Judaism KW - Rabbinical literature KW - History and criticism KW - Psychoanalysis and religion KW - Judaism and psychoanalysis KW - Jewish philosophy KW - RELIGION / Judaism / Talmud KW - bisacsh KW - Electronic books N2 - 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 UR - http://www.UCM.eblib.com/patron/FullRecord.aspx?p=893799 UR - http://www.myilibrary.com?id=416897 UR - http://search.ebscohost.com/login.aspx?direct=true&scope=site&db=nlebk&db=nlabk&AN=522455 UR - http://www.myilibrary.com?id=416897&ref=toc ER -