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Article: Chattel or Person? The Status of Women in the Mishnah.
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- Judaism
- Article date:
- September 22, 1993
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As WITH the Biblical texts that they interpret and elaborate, the literary documents of rabbinic Judaism are complex and multi-stranded, reflective of the extended duration of their composition. And far from being monolithic in the views and attitudes expressed within its canon, rabbinic discourse preserves a variety of competing interpretations and opinions, privileging not only majority views but minority opinions as well. Given this complicated heritage, it is not surprising that rabbinic literature is similarly diverse in its attitudes towards women and their activities. What unites this plethora of opinions, however, regardless of how they are expressed, is an ...
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