Women and Water
Menstruation in Jewish Life and Law
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 19906249 |
|---|---|
| Authors | Rahel Wasserfall, Rahel R Wasserfall (corresponding author) |
| Year | 1999 |
| Pages | 290 |
| Publication date | 1999-01-01 |
| Open Access | No |
| Type | BOOK |
| Venue | Women and Water (SOURCE_BOOK) |
| Publisher | Brandeis University Press (PUBLISHER) |
| DOI | 10.26812/9780874519594 |
| OpenAlex | W2332048420 |
| Open Library | OL9791713M |
| ISBN | 9780874519594 |
| Language | EN |
| Citations received | 21 |
The term Niddah means separation. During her menstrual flow and for several days thereafter, a Jewish woman is considered Niddah -- separate from her husband and unable to practice the sacred rituals of Judaism. Purification in a miqveh (a ritual bath) following her period restores full status as a wife and member of the Jewish community. In the contemporary world, debates about Niddah focus less on the literal exclusion of menstruating women from the synagogue, instead emphasizing relations between husband and wife and the general role of Jewish women in Judaism. \n \nAlthough this has been the law since ancient times, the meaning and practice of Niddah has been widely contested. Women and Water explores how these purity rituals have affected Jewish women across time and place, and shows how their own interpretation of Niddah often conflicted with rabbinic views. These essays also speak to contemporary feminist issues such as shaping women's identity, power relations between women and men, and the role of women in the sacred
Judaism · Menstruation · Political science · Theology · Biblical Studies and Interpretation · Internal Medicine · Marriage and Sexual Relationships · Medicine · Multicultural Socio-Legal Studies · Philosophy · History · Judaism - General · Judaism - Rituals & Practice · Mikveh · Purity, Ritual · Religion · Religion - Judaism · Ritual Purity · Social Science · Women in Judaism · Women's Studies · Women's Studies - General
Briefing Paper
Experience of menstruation with the use of reusable menstrual products
Israel Studies in France
Traditional Jewish Sexual Practices and Their Possible Impact on Jewish Fertility and Demography
The Sense of Sight in Rabbinic Culture
Discourses of Purity in Transcultural Perspective (300-1600)
Meanings of Shekhinah in the “Jewish Renewal” Movement
Halakhic Niddah Consultants and the Orthodox Women’s Movement in Israel
Women in the Menstruation Huts
La construction rituelle du genre et de la sexualité
Religion & Menstruation
The Alchemy of Jewish Ritual, Bridge to the Transcendent
Written on the body
Medicine and Pharmacy for Women. The Encounter of Jewish Thinking and Practices with the Arabic and Christian Medical Traditions
Daily Commodities and Religious Identity in the Medieval Jewish Communities of Northern Europe
To Immerse their Wives”
Changing Menstrual Habits in Late 20th- and Early 21st-Century Russia
Gender, Religion, and Feminism
Une pratique corporelle « discrète
Jews and sexuality in the Americas, 1519-1880
Halachic Infertility
| Unique citing works | 21 |
|---|---|
| Citations per year | 1 |
| Citation span | 2005 - 2024 (20) |
| Citation velocity | recent |
| Highly cited | No |
| Citation types | Neutral: 17 |