Description:What roles does gender play in the formulation of ancient law and custom? The answers contribute to feminist scholarship and legal history. This striking new contribution to gender studies demonstrates the essential role of Israelite and Near Eastern law in the historical analysis of gender. The theme of these studies of Babylonian, Hittite, Assyrian, and Israelite law is this: What is the significance of gender in the formulation of ancient law and custom? Feminist scholarship is enriched by these studies in family history and the status of women in antiquity. At the same time, conventional legal history is repositioned, as new and classical texts are interpreted from the vantage point of feminist theory and social history. Papers from the SBL Biblical Law Section form the core of this collection.We have made it easy for you to find a PDF Ebooks without any digging. And by having access to our ebooks online or by storing it on your computer, you have convenient answers with Gender and Law in the Hebrew Bible and the Ancient Near East (The Library of Hebrew Bible/Old Testament Studies). To get started finding Gender and Law in the Hebrew Bible and the Ancient Near East (The Library of Hebrew Bible/Old Testament Studies), you are right to find our website which has a comprehensive collection of manuals listed. Our library is the biggest of these that have literally hundreds of thousands of different products represented.
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Gender and Law in the Hebrew Bible and the Ancient Near East (The Library of Hebrew Bible/Old Testament Studies)
Description: What roles does gender play in the formulation of ancient law and custom? The answers contribute to feminist scholarship and legal history. This striking new contribution to gender studies demonstrates the essential role of Israelite and Near Eastern law in the historical analysis of gender. The theme of these studies of Babylonian, Hittite, Assyrian, and Israelite law is this: What is the significance of gender in the formulation of ancient law and custom? Feminist scholarship is enriched by these studies in family history and the status of women in antiquity. At the same time, conventional legal history is repositioned, as new and classical texts are interpreted from the vantage point of feminist theory and social history. Papers from the SBL Biblical Law Section form the core of this collection.We have made it easy for you to find a PDF Ebooks without any digging. And by having access to our ebooks online or by storing it on your computer, you have convenient answers with Gender and Law in the Hebrew Bible and the Ancient Near East (The Library of Hebrew Bible/Old Testament Studies). To get started finding Gender and Law in the Hebrew Bible and the Ancient Near East (The Library of Hebrew Bible/Old Testament Studies), you are right to find our website which has a comprehensive collection of manuals listed. Our library is the biggest of these that have literally hundreds of thousands of different products represented.