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Fertility and Jewish law : feminist perspectives on orthodox responsa literature / Ronit Irshai ; translated by Joel A. Linsider.
- Format:
- Book
- Author/Creator:
- Irshai, Ronit.
- Series:
- HBI series on Jewish women.
- HBI series on Jewish women
- Language:
- English
- Subjects (All):
- Conception--Religious aspects--Judaism.
- Conception.
- Abortion--Religious aspects--Judaism.
- Abortion.
- Jewish law.
- Physical Description:
- 1 online resource (375 p.)
- Edition:
- 1st. ed.
- Place of Publication:
- Waltham, Mass. : Brandeis University Press, c2012.
- Language Note:
- English
- Summary:
- A comprehensive comparative study of Jewish law on contemporary reproductive issues from a gender perspective
- Contents:
- Introduction: epistemology, jurisprudence, and halakhah: a feminist critique
- Pt. I. Sex without procreation
- Chapt. 1. "Be fruitful and multiply"
- Chapt. 2. Birth control and family planning
- Chapt. 3. Halakhic rulings on abortion: a historical survey from the rabbinic to the modern period
- Chapt. 4. Abortion in contemporary halakhic rulings
- Pt. II. Procreation without sex
- Chapt. 5. Artificial insemination, in vitro fertilization, and surrogacy in liberal and radical feminist approaches
- Chapt. 6. Artificial insemination, in vitro fertilization, and surrogacy: halakhic analysis
- Afterword: the gender project in the philosophy of halakhah as an exercise in criticism.
- Notes:
- Description based upon print version of record.
- Includes bibliographical references and index.
- Description based on print version record and CIP data provided by publisher; resource not viewed.
- ISBN:
- 9781283875332
- 1283875330
- 9781611682410
- 161168241X
- OCLC:
- 794929951
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