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He Said, She Said: A Woman Teacher in Twelfth-Century Cairo

1997; Cambridge University Press; Volume: 22; Issue: 1 Linguagem: Inglês

10.1017/s0364009400009211

1475-4541

Renée Levine Melammed,

Archaeology and Historical Studies

Rabbinic responsa can at times furnish an entree into the private and public lives of individuals involved with the judicial system. The case under discussion provides an in-depth portrait of a marriage in twelfth-century Cairo and of a woman's life–in this instance, a woman struggling to maneuver within the strictures of Jewish law and contemporary Judeo-Arabic society.1 The original Judeo-Arabic of the two responsa under discussion, as well as the Hebrew translations, are, no doubt, well known to Judeo-Arabic, Geniza, and Maimonidean scholars alike, as are the basic details to some English readers. Nevertheless, the case is certainly worthy of a separate study of the text in conjunction with a detailed analysis.