Jewish marriage in antiquity / Michael L. Satlow.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Satlow, Michael L.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Jewish marriage customs and rites.

Marriage--History--To 1500.

Marriage.

History.

Physical Description:

xxvi, 431 pages ; 25 cm

Place of Publication:

Princeton, N.J. : Princeton University Press, [2001]

Summary:

""Jewish Marriage in Antiquity" is the most exhaustive and incisive of studies of this important topic to date and will define the problematics of ancient Jewish marriage for the foreseeable future. Its eclectic methodology and comparative perspectives will attract readers from a variety of disciplines. Classicists, historians of religion, and scholars interested generally in the institution of marriage and in attendant constructions of gender and sexuality will find valuable insights in this book."--Steven D. Fraade, Yale University

"A superb book, one that offers a truly sophisticated and rich social history of Classical Judaism. Michael Satlow looks at the institution of marriage from virtually every angle, and combines a good deal of common sense as well as historical imagination in order to build a compelling, detailed interpretation of his evidence."--David Stern, University of Pennsylvania

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references (pages [367]-400) and indexes.

ISBN:

069100255X

OCLC:

45008465