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Jewish Women in Europe in the Middle Ages

A quiet revolution

By Simha Goldin

Jewish Women in Europe in the Middle Ages
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  • ISBN: 9780719083297
  • Publish Date: Nov 2011
  • Publisher: Manchester University Press
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    Book Information

    • Format: Paperback
    • Pages: 288
    • Price: £25.00
    • Published Date: September 2016
    • Series: Gender in History

    Description

    Goldin's study explores the relationships between men and women within Jewish society living in Germany, northern France and England among the Christian population over a period of some 350 years. Looking at original Hebrew sources to conduct a social analysis, he takes us from the middle of the tenth century until the middle of the second half of the fourteenth century, when the Christian population had expelled the Jews from almost all of the places they were living.

    Particularly fascinating are the attitudes towards women, as well as their changes in social status. By examining the factors involved in these issues, including views of the leadership, economic influences, internal power politics and gender struggles, Goldin's book provides a greater understanding of the functioning of these communities.

    This volume will be of great interest to historians of medieval Europe, gender and religion.

    Contents

    Introduction
    1. Heroines by choice or by chance: martyrs, converts, and anusot (forced converts)
    2. Four differing paradigms of male attitudes to women
    3. Women and the family unit
    4. Marital relations, power and social standing
    5. Women and the Mitzvot
    6. Cases of some prominent Jewish women
    Conclusion
    Translated samples of the original source material
    Sources
    Glossary of Hebrew terms
    Glossary of Talmudic scholars
    Index

    Author

    Simha Goldin is Senior Lecturer in Jewish History at Tel Aviv University, Israel

    Jewish Women in Europe in the Middle Ages

    By Simha Goldin

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