Since antiquity, marriage has been a religious ideal in Judaism and the foundation for preserving the community. In premodern times, as a religious institution, it was subject to Jewish jurisdiction, was entered into primarily through economic and social considerations, and was characterized by conditions that favored me…
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Klein, Birgit, “Marriage”, in: Encyclopedia of Jewish History and Culture Online, Original German Language Edition: Enzyklopädie Jüdischer Geschichte und Kultur. Im Auftrag der Sächsischen Akademie der Wissenschaften zu Leipzig herausgegeben von Dan Diner. © J.B. Metzler, Stuttgart/Springer-Verlag GmbH Deutschland 2011–2017. Consulted online on 30 March 2023 <http://dx.doi.org/10.1163/2468-8894_ejhc_COM_0193>
First published online: 2017
First print edition: 20210312
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