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The receiving : reclaiming Jewish women's wisdom / Tirzah Firestone.
Library at the Katz Center - Stacks BM729.W6 F57 2003
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LIBRA BM729.W6 F57 2003
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- Format:
- Book
- Author/Creator:
- Firestone, Tirzah.
- Language:
- English
- Subjects (All):
- Women in Judaism.
- Jewish women--Religious life.
- Jewish women.
- Feminism--Religious aspects--Judaism.
- Feminism.
- Physical Description:
- vii, 280 pages ; 23 cm
- Edition:
- First edition.
- Place of Publication:
- [San Francisco] : HarperSanFrancisco, [2003]
- Summary:
- After lifetime of practice and study later, Firestone sets out to restore the matrilineal line to the patriarchal culture and practice of Judaism. Firestone selects seven women from the recent to the distant past who represent aspects of the "feminine" that have been lost or devalued over the course of Jewish study and practice.
- Notes:
- Includes bibliographical references (pages 255-278).
- ISBN:
- 0060082704
- OCLC:
- 50590753
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