%0 Book %T Jews and gender %E Greenspoon, Leonard J. %A Annual Symposium on Jewish Civilization 32. 2019 Omaha, Neb. %S Studies in Jewish civilization volume 32 %D 2021 %I Purdue University Press %C West Lafayette, Indiana %@ 9781612497273 %G English %F 1767217382 %O editor: Leonard J. Greenspoon (The Klutznick Chair in Jewish Civilization) %O Proceedings of the thirty-second annual symposium of the Klutznick Chair in Jewish Civilization, the Harris Center for Judaic Studies, and the Schwalb Center for Israel and Jewish Studies, October 27-28, 2019 %X "Jews and Gender features sixteen authors exploring the history and culture of the intersection of Judaism and gender from the biblical world to today. Topics include subversive readings of biblical texts; reappraisal of rabbinic theory and practice; women in mysticism, Chasidism, and Yiddish literature; and women in contemporary culture and politics. Accessible and comprehensive, this volume will appeal to the general reader in addition to engaging with contemporary academic scholarship"-- %L 296.082 %K Sex role %K Religious aspects %K Judaism %K Feminism %K Women in Judaism %K Jewish women %K Religious life %9 Text %9 Konferenzschrift-2019-Omaha, Neb.