Tractates Pe'ah, Demai and Kil'ayim : text, translation, and commentary / Tal Ilan.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Ilan, Tal, 1956- author.

Series:

Feminist commentary on the Babylonian Talmud ; I/2.

A feminist commentary on the Babylonian Talmud ; I/2

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Mishnah. Peʼah--Feminist criticism.

Mishnah.

Mishnah. Demai--Feminist criticism.

Mishnah. Kilayim--Feminist criticism.

Physical Description:

xi, 239 pages ; 24 cm

Place of Publication:

Tübingen : Mohr Siebeck, [2022]

Summary:

"In this volume, Tal Ilan presents a feminist commentary on the first three mishnaic tractates of Seder Zera'im (Seeds) that have no Babylonian commentary. The first one, Pe'ah, is about charity. The commentary shows that, even though women in antiquity were poorer than men, and the Bible was aware of this, this tractate actually ignores them completely. Demai, the second tractate, is about doubtful tithing. Because it devotes much space to a sectarian organization known as the havurah , it is interesting to discover that this sect included women among its members. The third tractate, kil'ayim, is about forbidden mixtures - mixed breeding among animals, mixed weaving of two sorts of thread; the sowing of mixed crops in a field, or working the land with two different animals hitched together. The tractate is full of gendered metaphors that are discussed in detail." --Provided by publisher

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references (pages 214-217) and index.

Other Format:

electronic book (general) version

ISBN:

9783161615337

3161615336

OCLC:

1366277406

Publisher Number:

9783161615337