The Jewish Family: Metaphor and Memory

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Carefully arguing that many common assumptions about the traditional Jewish family are mistaken, this outstanding collection of essays--many previously unpublished--by thirteen leading scholars, explores the subject both in its historical reality and as it has been perceived and imagined by Jews over the centuries. Writing for a conference held at the Jewish Theological Seminary of America the contributors, including Robert Alter, Mordecai Friedman,...

Format:Hardcover

Language:English

ISBN:0195054679

ISBN13:9780195054675

Release Date:February 1989

Publisher:Oxford University Press

Length:264 Pages

Weight:1.00 lbs.

Dimensions:0.9" x 5.8" x 8.8"

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Comparative Jewish Life Judaism Law Legal Theory & Systems Religion Religion & Spirituality Religious Studies Textbooks

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