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Malkah, [Old] Age, and Jewish Identity in Marge Piercy's He, She and It.

A literary criticism of the book "He, She and It" by Marge Piercy is presented. It explores the on-going debate on gender equality, kyriarchal conceptions of older women and Jewish identity. It also discusses the need for the Jewish religion to age and mature to remain relevant in the contemporary s...

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Published in:Femspec Vol. 15; no. 2; pp. 34 - 63
Main Author: Mercer, Naomi
Format: Literary Criticism
Published: Femspec 2015
Subjects:
He, She & It (Book)
Piercy, Marge, 1936-
Equality
Older women
Jewish identity
Religion & sociology
Feminist science fiction
Science fiction
Literary criticism
Online Access:View this record in EBSCOhost
Summary:A literary criticism of the book "He, She and It" by Marge Piercy is presented. It explores the on-going debate on gender equality, kyriarchal conceptions of older women and Jewish identity. It also discusses the need for the Jewish religion to age and mature to remain relevant in the contemporary society.