Women, birth, and death in Jewish law and practice /

Women, birth, and death in Jewish law and practice /

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Bibliographic Details
Author / Creator:	Millen, Rochelle L., 1943-
Edition:	1st ed.
Imprint:	Hanover : Brandeis University Press, published by University Press of New England, c2004.
Description:	xiv, 246 p. ; 23 cm.
Language:	English
Series:	Brandeis series on Jewish women
Subject:	Women in Judaism. Jewish women -- Religious life. Women -- Religious aspects -- Judaism. Rabbinical literature -- History and criticism. Jewish women -- Religious life. Rabbinical literature. Women in Judaism. Women -- Religious aspects -- Judaism. Criticism, interpretation, etc.
Format:	Print Book
URL for this record:	http://pi.lib.uchicago.edu/1001/cat/bib/5158162

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ISBN:	158465340X (cloth : alk. paper) 1584653655 (pbk. : alk. paper)
Notes:	Includes bibliographical references (p. 211-234) and index.

Table of Contents:

Preface
Acknowledgements
Introduction
Birth
Beginnings
Birth Control and Contraception
Fertility and Infertility
Simhat Bat: Celebrating the Birth of a Daughter
Death
Mourning: Kaddish and the Funeral
Epilogue
Notes
Works Cited
Index