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UNINA9910827572703321 |
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Autore |
Irshai Ronit |
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Titolo |
Fertility and Jewish law : feminist perspectives on orthodox responsa literature / / Ronit Irshai ; translated by Joel A. Linsider |
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Waltham, Mass., : Brandeis University Press, c2012 |
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ISBN |
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1-283-87533-0 |
1-61168-241-X |
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Edizione |
[1st. ed.] |
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Descrizione fisica |
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1 online resource (375 p.) |
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Collana |
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HBI series on Jewish women |
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Altri autori (Persone) |
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Disciplina |
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Soggetti |
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Conception - Religious aspects - Judaism |
Abortion - Religious aspects - Judaism |
Jewish law |
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Formato |
Materiale a stampa |
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Livello bibliografico |
Monografia |
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Note generali |
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Description based upon print version of record. |
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Nota di bibliografia |
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Includes bibliographical references and index. |
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Nota di contenuto |
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Introduction: epistemology, jurisprudence, and halakhah: a feminist critique -- Pt. I. Sex without procreation -- Chapt. 1. "Be fruitful and multiply" -- Chapt. 2. Birth control and family planning -- Chapt. 3. Halakhic rulings on abortion: a historical survey from the rabbinic to the modern period -- Chapt. 4. Abortion in contemporary halakhic rulings -- Pt. II. Procreation without sex -- Chapt. 5. Artificial insemination, in vitro fertilization, and surrogacy in liberal and radical feminist approaches -- Chapt. 6. Artificial insemination, in vitro fertilization, and surrogacy: halakhic analysis -- Afterword: the gender project in the philosophy of halakhah as an exercise in criticism. |
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Sommario/riassunto |
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A comprehensive comparative study of Jewish law on contemporary reproductive issues from a gender perspective |
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