Beyond Brutality, 9781684582693
Hardcover
Unveiling hidden women and unexpected lessons within a brutal Talmud tale.
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Beyond Brutality

reclaiming female presence in bavli sotah

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  • Hardcover

    300 pages

  • Release Date

    22 December 2025

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Summary

Beyond Brutality: A Feminist Reading of the Talmud’s Sotah

A feminist reading of one of the most troubling tractates of the Talmud.

Beyond Brutality draws on feminist analysis and gender studies to examine tractate Sotah of the Babylonian Talmud as a literary unit. By interrogating how, why, and where women are invisible within Bavli Sotah, Jane Kanarek brings to light a ubiquitous female presence throughout the text.

Despite the brutality o…

Book Details

ISBN-13:9781684582693
ISBN-10:1684582695
Series:HBI Series on Jewish Women
Author:Jane Kanarek
Publisher:Brandeis University Press
Imprint:Brandeis University Press
Format:Hardcover
Number of Pages:300
Release Date:22 December 2025
Weight:454g
Dimensions:229mm x 152mm
About The Author

Jane Kanarek

Jane Kanarek is professor of rabbinics at Hebrew College. She is the author of Biblical Narrative and the Formation of Rabbinic Law and the coeditor of Mothers in the Jewish Cultural Imagination.

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