Massekhet Mo'ed Qatan : text, translation, and commentary / Gail Labovitz.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Labovitz, Gail Susan, author.

Series:

Feminist commentary on the Babylonian Talmud ; II/10.

A feminist commentary on the Babylonian Talmud ; II/10

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Talmud. Moʻed katan.

Talmud.

Talmud. Moʻed katan--Commentaries.

Talmud. Moʻed katan--Feminist criticism.

Feminist criticism.

Genre:

Commentaries.

Physical Description:

xiii, 532 pages ; 24 cm.

Place of Publication:

Tübingen : Mohr Siebeck, [2021]

Summary:

"Tractate Mo'ed Qatan, in addition to discussing the mid-festivals of Passover and Sukkot, is the primary source on rabbinic mourning laws and rituals. In her commentary Gail Labovitz thus considers such questions as: when considering whether particular forms of labour should or should not take place during the mid-festival or when one is in mourning, which gender's labour is considered significant, which is overlooked or taken for granted? How are practices that are meant to engender certain emotional states - joy in the festival, grief over a death - impacted by gender? How does gender guide who is mourned, and in what ways? She also explores women's unusually conspicuous and public role in funerals and mourning procedures as lamenters. Although Mo'ed Qatan is a short tractate, women, female characters both biblical and rabbinic, and issues of gender feature prominently throughout." --Provided by publisher

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references (pages 483-495) and indexes.

ISBN:

9783161582820

3161582829

OCLC:

1262538794

Publisher Number:

9783161582820