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Sex rewarded, sex punished [electronic resource] : a study of the status "female slave" in early Jewish law / Diane Kriger.

By: Kriger, Diane.
Contributor(s): Yoreh, Tirzah Meacham leBeit | ebrary, Inc.
Series: Judaism and Jewish life. Publisher: Boston : Academic Studies Press, 2011Description: xxiii, 398 p.Subject(s): Women (Jewish law) | Women slaves (Jewish law) | Women in the BibleGenre/Form: Electronic books.DDC classification: 296.086/25 Online resources: An electronic book accessible through the World Wide Web; click to view
Contents:
What is a 'female slave' : context and comparison -- The pilegesh : status or topos? -- The amah of Exod 21:2-11 -- The shifah neerefet of Lev 19:20-22 -- The 'inheritance' of slavery in rabbinic law : the non-linearity of the matrilineal principle -- Rabbinic interpretations of Lev 19:20-22 -- Literature in support of law : the problem of Bilhah and Zilpah.
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296.086/25 (Browse shelf) Available

"Final editing and preparation for publication by Tirzah Meacham leBeit Yoreh."

Includes bibliographical references and index.

What is a 'female slave' : context and comparison -- The pilegesh : status or topos? -- The amah of Exod 21:2-11 -- The shifah neerefet of Lev 19:20-22 -- The 'inheritance' of slavery in rabbinic law : the non-linearity of the matrilineal principle -- Rabbinic interpretations of Lev 19:20-22 -- Literature in support of law : the problem of Bilhah and Zilpah.

Electronic reproduction. Palo Alto, Calif. : ebrary, 2011. Available via World Wide Web. Access may be limited to ebrary affiliated libraries.