Gender and Dialogue in the Rabbinic Prism.

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 le...

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Bibliographic Details
Main Author:	Kosman, Admiel
Other Authors:	Levin, Edward, 1948-
Format:	eBook
Language:	English
Published:	Berlin : De Gruyter, 2012.
Series:	Studia Judaica.
Subjects:	Women in rabbinical literature. Man-woman relationships. Masculinity > Religious aspects > Judaism. Rabbinical literature > History and criticism. Psychoanalysis and religion. Judaism and psychoanalysis. Jewish philosophy. RELIGION > Judaism > Talmud. Jewish philosophy Judaism and psychoanalysis Man-woman relationships Masculinity > Religious aspects > Judaism Psychoanalysis and religion Rabbinical literature Women in rabbinical literature Criticism, interpretation, etc.
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Table of Contents:

Frontmatter
Contents
In Place of an Introduction: On Gender Issues and Their Possible Significance for Understanding the Spiritual World of the Rabbis
Chapter One. The Woman's Spiritual Place in the Talmudic Story: A Reading of the Narrative of Mar Ukba and His Wife
Chapter Two. Rabbi Akiva and the Daughter of Ben Kalba Savua: On the Conception of Love in the Spiritual World of the Talmudic Story
Chapter 3. "Internal Homeland" and "External Homeland": A Literary and Psychoanalytical Study of the Narrative of R. Assi and His Aged Mother
Chapter 4. The Female Breast and the Mouth Opened in Prayer
Chapter Five. A Reading of the Creation Narrative: Femininity and Masculinity in the Prism of the Bible and the Midrash
Afterword
Bibliography
Index
Index of Sources.

Gender and Dialogue in the Rabbinic Prism.

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