Jewish Studies 217 - Motherhood in Early Judaism

Motherhood in Early Judaism

Spring
2025
01
4.00
Sari Fein

TU TH 10:50 AM - 12:05 PM

Smith College
JUD-217-01-202503
Seelye 302
sfein@smith.edu
How did early Jewish communities imagine mothers, and what does this reveal about communal ideas of gender, family and identity in early Judaism? This course considers various manifestations of mothers in early Judaism through exploration of such literary sources as the Bible, rabbinic literature and the pseudepigrapha, as well as artifacts from material culture such as Aramaic incantation bowls, synagogue wall paintings and other archeological evidence. No prior knowledge of Judaism is expected. (E)
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