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A History of Jewish gynaecological texts in the Middle Ages [print]

Dutch Jewry : its history and secular culture (1500-2000)

This volume, consisting of 17 studies by experts in the field, takes stock of work on the history and literary culture of the Jews in the Netherlands and Antwerp before the revolt until the year 2000.

The comfort of kin : Samaritan community, kinship, and marriage

In The Comfort of Kin Monika Schreiber presents a study of the social and religious life of the modern Samaritans, with an emphasis on the kinship system and marriage patterns of the community.In The Comfort of Kin Monika Schreiber presents a study of the social and religious life of the Samaritans, a minority in modern Israel and the Palestinian Territories. Utilizing approaches ranging from anthropological theory and method to comparative history and religion, she approaches this community from diverse empirical and epistemic angles. Her account of the Samaritans, usually studied for their Bible and their role in ancient history, is enriched by a thorough treatment of the Samaritan family, a powerful institution rooted in notions of patrilineal descent and perpetuated in part by consanguineous marriage (which differs from incest in degree rather than in kind). Schreiber also discusses how the tiny community is affected by its demographic predicament, intermarriage, and identity issues.

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