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The Obligated Self
eBook - Maternal Subjectivity and Jewish Thought, New Jewish Philosophy and Thought
ISBN/EAN: 9780253034366
Umbreit-Nr.: 798616
Sprache:
Englisch
Umfang: 182 S.
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Einband:
Keine Angabe
Erschienen am 24.05.2018
Auflage: 1/2018
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Format: EPUB
DRM: Adobe DRM
- Zusatztext
- <p></p><p>Mara H. Benjamin contends that the physical and psychological work of caring for children presents theologically fruitful but largely unexplored terrain for feminists. Attending to the constant, concrete, and urgent needs of children, she argues, necessitates engaging with profound questions concerning the responsible use of power in unequal relationships, the transformative influence of love, human fragility and vulnerability, and the embeddedness of self in relationships and obligations. Viewing child-rearing as an embodied practice, Benjamin's theological reflection invites a profound reengagement with Jewish sources from the Talmud to modern Jewish philosophy. Her contemporary feminist stance forges a convergence between Jewish theological anthropology and the demands of parental caregiving.</p><p></p>
- Kurztext
- <p></p><p>1. This book is one of the first Jewish theological treatments of motherhood and childrearing.</p><p>2. It is among the first feminist works to treat maternal experience as theologically productive.</p><p>3. It was awarded the 2017 Cashmere Subvention Grant in Jewish Gender, Sexuality, and Women's Studies from the AJS Women's Caucus.</p><p></p>
- Autorenportrait
- <p>Mara H. Benjamin is Chair and Irene Kaplan Leiwant Associate Professor of Jewish Studies at Mount Holyoke College. She is author of<i>Rosenzweig's Bible: Reinventing Scripture for Jewish Modernity</i>.</p>