Table of Contents

Part 1: Introduction 1. Introduction Part 2: Analysis 2. Jewish Life in the Medieval World 3. Gender Roles in Medieval Jewish Cultures 4. Marriage, Divorce, and Widowhood 5. Sex and Sexuality 6. Family, Childbirth, and Child-rearing 7. Jewish Women’s Work 8. Gender, Faith, and Worship 9. Jewish Women between Communities Part 3: Assessment 10. Conclusion

About the Author

Sarah Ifft Decker is Assistant Professor of History at Rhodes College, USA. Her work explores intersections between gender and religious identity in the medieval Mediterranean. She is the author of The Fruit of Her Hands: Jewish and Christian Women’s Work in Medieval Catalan Cities (forthcoming 2022).