Fertility and Jewish law : feminist perspectives on orthodox responsa literature / / Ronit Irshai ; translated by Joel A. Linsider

• Autore: Irshai Ronit
• Pubblicazione: Waltham, Mass., : Brandeis University Press, c2012
• Edizione: 1st. ed.
• Descrizione fisica: 1 online resource (375 p.)
• Disciplina: 296.3/662
• Soggetto topico: Conception - Religious aspects - Judaism; Abortion - Religious aspects - Judaism; Jewish law
• Altri autori: LinsiderJoel A
• Note generali: Description based upon print version of record.
• Nota di bibliografia: Includes bibliographical references and index.
• Nota di contenuto: 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.
• Sommario/riassunto: A comprehensive comparative study of Jewish law on contemporary reproductive issues from a gender perspective
• Titolo autorizzato: Fertility and Jewish law
• ISBN: 1-283-87533-0; 1-61168-241-X
• Formato: Materiale a stampa
• Livello bibliografico: Monografia
• Lingua di pubblicazione: Inglese
• Record Nr.: 9910827572703321
• Lo trovi qui: Univ. Federico II
• Serie: HBI series on Jewish women.