Reproducing Jews : A Cultural Account of Assisted Conception in Israel

Acknowledgments vii Introduction 1(8) ``The time arrived but the father didn't'': A New Continuum of Israeli Conception 9(55) Not Mamzers: The Legislation of Reproduction and the ``Issue''of Unmarried Women 64(23) Jewish and Gentile Sperm: Rabbinic Discourse on Sperm and Paternal Relatedness 87(25) Eggs and Wombs: The Origins of Jewishness 112(28) Multiple Mothers: Surrogacy and the Location of Maternity 140(19) Consequences for Kinship 159(13) Conclusion: Reproducing Jews and Beyond 172(4) Appendixes 176(21) Notes 197(20) Bibliography 217(6) Index 223