Jewish Families |
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| Author:
| Boyarin, Jonathan |
| Series title: | Key Words in Jewish Studies |
| ISBN: | 978-0-8135-6291-9 |
| Publication Date: | Jul 2013 |
| Publisher: | Rutgers University Press
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| Book Format: | Paperback |
| List Price: | USD $38.95 |
Book Description:
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Jonathan Boyarin explores a wide range of scholarship in Jewish studies to argue that Jewish family forms and ideologies have varied greatly throughout the times and places where Jewish families have found themselves. He considers a range of family configurations from biblical times to the twenty-first century, including strictly Orthodox communities and new forms of family, including same-sex parents, and suggests productive ways to think about possible futures for...
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Jonathan Boyarin explores a wide range of scholarship in Jewish studies to argue that Jewish family forms and ideologies have varied greatly throughout the times and places where Jewish families have found themselves. He considers a range of family configurations from biblical times to the twenty-first century, including strictly Orthodox communities and new forms of family, including same-sex parents, and suggests productive ways to think about possible futures for Jewish family forms.