| Shulamit and Margarete: Power, Gender, and Religion in a Rural Society in Eighteenth-Century Europe Contributor(s): Ulbrich, Claudia (Author) |
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ISBN: 0391042270 ISBN-13: 9780391042278 Publisher: Brill OUR PRICE: $88.35 Product Type: Paperback - Other Formats Published: May 2005 |
| Additional Information |
| BISAC Categories: - Social Science | Women's Studies - History | Jewish - General - Social Science | Jewish Studies |
| Dewey: 305.488 |
| LCCN: 2005000240 |
| Physical Information: 326 pages |
| Themes: - Ethnic Orientation - Jewish |
| Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
| Publisher Description: Shulamit and Margarete takes a microhistorical look at a small village on the border of Germany and France in the eighteenth century. Drawing on the rich source material of the village, it casts a searching light on the boundaries created by language, states, religions, cultures, sex, and gender. By writing the history of the village from multiple perspectives, the author is able to uncover fascinating artefacts of a cultural contact between Christians and Jews, and to gain insights into the agency and experiences of women in rural society. The book is enhanced by a variety of sources and illustrations relating to Jewish history, such as the last will of Abraham Levy and the previously unknown portraits of Fromette Levy and Bernard Lipmann. |