{"product_id":"the-madwoman-in-the-rabbis-attic","title":"The Madwoman in the Rabbi's Attic","description":"\"Women in the Talmud are generally marginal and almost always anonymous - the daughters, sisters, and wives of prominent rabbis. The Madwoman in the Rabbi's Attic explores the stories of the exceptions, the six named heroines of the Talmud: Yalta the shrew, Homa the femme fatale, Marta the prima donna, Heruta the madonna\/whore, Beruria the overreacherix, and Ima Shalom the angel in the house.As their epithets suggest, every one of these women appears to embody an antifeminist archetype. Yet in each case, a careful rereading reveals that there is a lot more to the story than initially meets the eye; that the heroine is far more complex than she first seems; and that the rabbis had rather surprising - so as not to say proto-feminist - views of marriage, sex, childbirth, and what it means to be a woman in the world. In presenting us with archetypes that systematically break down, the Talmud imparts profound moral teachings about how to read the characters of a text and, ultimately, how to regard the people in our lives\"--Back cover.","brand":"Maggid","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":45787605860399,"sku":"9781592646739","price":29.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0770\/2855\/6847\/files\/imageloader_0c2e1141-c692-4bb5-88b0-80343879daeb.jpg?v=1786149628","url":"https:\/\/tssbooks.com\/products\/the-madwoman-in-the-rabbis-attic","provider":"tssbooks","version":"1.0","type":"link"}