Israeli Feminism Liberating Judaism

Blood and Ink

Nonfiction, Religion & Spirituality, Judaism, Beliefs, Practices, & Rituals
Cover of the book Israeli Feminism Liberating Judaism by Bonna Devora Haberman, Lexington Books
View on Amazon View on AbeBooks View on Kobo View on B.Depository View on eBay View on Walmart
Author: Bonna Devora Haberman ISBN: 9780739167861
Publisher: Lexington Books Publication: July 16, 2012
Imprint: Lexington Books Language: English
Author: Bonna Devora Haberman
ISBN: 9780739167861
Publisher: Lexington Books
Publication: July 16, 2012
Imprint: Lexington Books
Language: English

This engaging feminist approach to Judaism blends the interpretation of primary Jewish sources with contemporary social change. Bonna Devora Haberman shares her first-hand account of the “Women of the Wall” and a feminist approach to traditional Judaism, while interacting with ancient Jewish texts. In a rich network of sources, seaming together scholarship with activism, Haberman analyzes the sacred, with attention to power and gender. While much religious and national culture focuses on death and sacrifice, Haberman proposes an alternative model for a Jewish theology of liberation: birth—no less universal than death. Life-giving rather than life-taking is the nucleus of this work, reformulating performances of gender in a realm of exaggerated sexual difference. Using her experiences with the “Women of the Wall” movement interwoven in scripture, Haberman contributes toward liberating religious culture from its gender oppressions, and rendering religion a liberating force in society.

View on Amazon View on AbeBooks View on Kobo View on B.Depository View on eBay View on Walmart

This engaging feminist approach to Judaism blends the interpretation of primary Jewish sources with contemporary social change. Bonna Devora Haberman shares her first-hand account of the “Women of the Wall” and a feminist approach to traditional Judaism, while interacting with ancient Jewish texts. In a rich network of sources, seaming together scholarship with activism, Haberman analyzes the sacred, with attention to power and gender. While much religious and national culture focuses on death and sacrifice, Haberman proposes an alternative model for a Jewish theology of liberation: birth—no less universal than death. Life-giving rather than life-taking is the nucleus of this work, reformulating performances of gender in a realm of exaggerated sexual difference. Using her experiences with the “Women of the Wall” movement interwoven in scripture, Haberman contributes toward liberating religious culture from its gender oppressions, and rendering religion a liberating force in society.

More books from Lexington Books

Cover of the book Educating the Hungarian Roma by Bonna Devora Haberman
Cover of the book Socratic Philosophy and Its Others by Bonna Devora Haberman
Cover of the book Dostoevsky's Political Thought by Bonna Devora Haberman
Cover of the book Justice in the Marketplace in Early Modern Spain by Bonna Devora Haberman
Cover of the book A Musician and Teacher in Nineteenth Century New England by Bonna Devora Haberman
Cover of the book Hannah Arendt and the Fragility of Human Dignity by Bonna Devora Haberman
Cover of the book Organizing Rural China — Rural China Organizing by Bonna Devora Haberman
Cover of the book Contemporary Conversations on Immigration in the United States by Bonna Devora Haberman
Cover of the book Breaking Bad by Bonna Devora Haberman
Cover of the book Undeserving by Bonna Devora Haberman
Cover of the book The Australian Nexus by Bonna Devora Haberman
Cover of the book Citizenship and Multiculturalism in Western Liberal Democracies by Bonna Devora Haberman
Cover of the book The Santillana Codes by Bonna Devora Haberman
Cover of the book Globalization and Higher Education in Albania by Bonna Devora Haberman
Cover of the book Rationality within Modern Psychological Theory by Bonna Devora Haberman
We use our own "cookies" and third party cookies to improve services and to see statistical information. By using this website, you agree to our Privacy Policy