Constructions of gender in religious traditions of late antiquity / edited by Shayna Sheinfeld, Juni Hoppe, Kathy Ehrensperger.

Format:

Book

Contributor:

Sheinfeld, Shayna, editor.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Gender identity--Religious aspects--Judaism.

Gender identity.

Gender identity--Religious aspects--Christianity.

Gender identity--Religious aspects--Islam.

Physical Description:

xxiv, 380 pages : illustration ; 24 cm

Place of Publication:

Lanham : Lexington Books / Fortress Academic, [2024]

Summary:

"This volume examines questions concerning the construction of gender and identity in the earliest days of what is now Judaism, Christianity, and Islam. Methodologically explicit, the contributions analyze textual and material sources related to these religious traditions in their cultural contexts"-- Provided by publisher.

Contents:

Why should an Androginos not become an enslaved Hebrew? Tannaitic reasoning about the Androginos within the Roman world / Bernadette J. Brooten

Because of her we all die: Eve in early Jewish and early Christian reception / Sara Parks

The Feminine as an intellectual category in Gnosticism: proposing a Methodological framework / Lavinia Cerioni.

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Other Format:

Online version: Constructions of gender in religious traditions of late antiquity

ISBN:

9781978714557

1978714556

OCLC:

1410513407

Publisher Number:

99996477353