The gender challenge of Hebrew / Malka Muchnik.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Muchnik, Malka, author.

Series:

Brill reference library of Judaism ; Volume 42.

Brill Reference Library of Judaism, 1571-5000 ; Volume 42

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Hebrew language--Gender.

Hebrew language.

Hebrew language--Sex differences.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (265 p.)

Edition:

1st ed.

Place of Publication:

Leiden, Netherlands : Brill, 2015.

Language Note:

English

Summary:

The Gender Challenge of Hebrew is the first book to delve in depth into the problem of gender representation over the 3,000-year history of the Hebrew language. By analyzing and illustrating the grammatical characteristics of gender in Biblical, Mishnaic, Medieval and Modern Hebrew, Malka Muchnik reveals the social and cultural issues that they reflect. Gender discrimination in all periods of Hebrew is shown in sacred, liturgical and literary texts, as well as in the popular language spoken today. All of them testify to the problematic status of women, who were traditionally excluded from religious studies and public activities, and in recent decades have been struggling to change this practice. Malka Muchnik shows that linguistic change remains a challenging goal.

Contents:

Preliminary Material

1 Introduction

2 Language and Gender in Classical Hebrew

3 Language, Gender and Religion

4 Gender in Modern Literature and Language

5 Gender Changes in the Language

6 Summary and Conclusions

References

Subject Index

Author Index.

Notes:

Description based upon print version of record.

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Description based on print version record.

ISBN:

90-04-28271-8

OCLC:

893333653

Publisher Number:

10.1163/9789004282711 DOI