This book is a radical reassessment of the roles of women in Jewish marriage, divorce, and remarriage, examined through the setting of Italy from the end of the Renaissance to the Baroque, where negotiations involved competing Jewish customs, rabbinic opinions, Catholic practices, and Islamic influences. Case studies illustrate the amb

1. Introduction: Jews, Women, and Rabbis in Italy 2. Negotiating Engagement: Anticipating Danger 3. Breaking Betrothals: Fleeing Danger 4. Negotiating in and out of Marriage 5. Anticipating Death: Negotiating Assets 6. Remarriage: Negotiations Between Families 7. Conclusion

Howard Tzvi Adelman is Director of the Jewish Studies Program and Associate Professor of History at Queen's University in Kingston, Ontario.