Jewish Marriage in Antiquity

Name: Jewish Marriage in Antiquity
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ISBN: 9780691002552

ISBN-10: 069100255X

ISBN-13: 9780691002552

Edition: 2001

Authors: Michael L. Satlow

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Marriage today might be a highly contested topic, but certainly no more than it was in antiquity. Ancient Jews, like their non-Jewish neighbors, grappled with what have become perennial issues of marriage, from its idealistic definitions to its many practical forms to questions of who should or should not wed. In this book, Michael Satlow offers the first in-depth synthetic study of Jewish marriage in antiquity, from ca. 500 B.C.E. to 614 C.E. Placing Jewish marriage in its cultural milieu, Satlow investigates whether there was anything essentially "Jewish" about the institution as it was discussed and practiced. Moreover, he considers the social and economic aspects of marriage as both a…

Book details

List price: $137.00
Copyright year: 2001
Publisher: Princeton University Press
Publication date: 4/15/2001
Binding: Hardcover
Pages: 434
Size: 6.61" wide x 9.57" long x 1.34" tall
Weight: 1.738
Language: English

David Brakke is Professor of Religious Studies and Adjunct Professor of History at Indiana University.Michael L. Satlow is Associate Professor in the Program in Judaic Studies and the Department of Religious Studies at Brown University.Steven Weitzman is the Irving M. Glazer Chair in Jewish Studies and Director of the Robert A. and Sandra S. Borns Jewish Studies Program at Indiana University.



Abbreviations and Conventions


Preface


Introduction



Thinking about Marriage



Why Marry?



Metaphor and Myth



Marriage and Law



Marrying



Shreds of Real Marriage



Making Match



Endogamy and Exogamy



Customs and Rituals of Marriage



Irregular Unions



Staying Married



The Economics of Marriage



The Ideal marriage


Conclusions


Notes to the Chapters


Bibliography


Subject Index


Index of Premodern Sources


Index of Modern Authors