Fertility and Jewish law feminist perspectives on orthodox responsa literature

Fertility and Jewish law : feminist perspectives on orthodox responsa literature / Ronit Irshai ; translated by Joel A. Linsider.

Author/creator	Irshai, Ronit
Other author/creator	Linsider, Joel A.
Format	Electronic and Book
Edition	1st. ed.
Publication Info	Waltham, Mass. : Brandeis University Press,
Description	xiii, 358 p. ; 24 cm.
Supplemental Content	Full text available from Ebook Central - Academic Complete
Subject(s)	Conception--Religious aspects --Judaism. Abortion--Religious aspects --Judaism. Jewish law.

Series	HBI series on Jewish women
Contents	Introduction: epistemology, jurisprudence, and halakhah: a feminist critique -- Pt. I. Sex without procreation -- Chapt. 1. "Be fruitful and multiply" -- Chapt. 2. Birth control and family planning -- Chapt. 3. Halakhic rulings on abortion: a historical survey from the rabbinic to the modern period -- Chapt. 4. Abortion in contemporary halakhic rulings -- Pt. II. Procreation without sex -- Chapt. 5. Artificial insemination, in vitro fertilization, and surrogacy in liberal and radical feminist approaches -- Chapt. 6. Artificial insemination, in vitro fertilization, and surrogacy: halakhic analysis -- Afterword: the gender project in the philosophy of halakhah as an exercise in criticism.
Bibliography note	Includes bibliographical references (p. [315]-341 and index.
Access restriction	Available only to authorized users.
Technical details	Mode of access: World Wide Web
Genre/form	Electronic books.
LCCN	2012007839
ISBN	9781611682397 (cloth : alk. paper)
ISBN	9781611682403 (pbk. : alk. paper)
ISBN	9781611682410 (ebook)

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