Year: 1997
Type: dissertation
Abstract: This dissertation examines the role and position of Jewish women in the Near East \nbetween 200 BCE - 200 CE. This was a very important period in Jewish legal and \ncultural history. \nThe redaction of the Mishnah, the oldest extant body of Jewish law, was completed \nat approximately the end of the time under review, and was to have a lasting \ninfluence on the Jewish people. \nNo society exists in a vacuum. During these years the Jews lived within the GraecoRoman \nEmpire and this reflected on their attitudes towards women. \nTo appreciate this it has been necessary to go back in time to the Hebrew Bible and \nto trace any attitudinal changes which occurred over the centuries. \nAlthough the Mishnah has been regarded as the terminus ad quem of this \ninvestigation, brief mention is also made of prevailing attitudes affecting women in \npresent day Jewish society.
Author: Hélène Rhona Lief
Language: English
Subfield: Religious studies
Field: Arts and Humanities
Domain: Social Sciences
SDG: Gender equality
Open Access status: green
OpenAlex ID: W1891828827