Levirate marriage and the family in ancient Judaism
By: Dvora E. Weisberg.
Edition: 1st. ed.
Series: HBI series on Jewish women
Publisher: Brandeis University Press; University Press of New England; Brand: Brandeis
Published: 2009
Place of publication: Waltham, Mass; Hanover, NH
Language: eng
Number of pages: 276
ISBN-13: 9781584657811
Subjects: Bible. -- O.T. -- Criticism, interpretation, etc; Levirate -- History; Rabbinical literature -- History and criticism
Notes: Includes bibliographical references and index.
Table of contents: title: The institution of levirate; title: Levirate from the Hebrew Bible through the Mishnah; title: Mapping the family; title: Brothers; title: From wife to widow and back again; title: Paternity and continuity.