Description

Book Synopsis
Sarah Imhoff tells the story of the queer, disabled, Zionist writer Jessie Sampter (1883–1938), whose body and life did not match typical Zionist ideals and serves as an example of the complex relationships between the body, queerness, disability, religion, and nationalism.

Trade Review
“Sarah Imhoff presents the remarkable story of Jessie Sampter, whose life breaks with all the conventional associations of a Zionist pioneer. Disabled due to polio, living with a woman in mandate-era Palestine, and a pacifist and internationalist with right-wing Zionist politics, Sampter violated expectations and flouted conventions. Using feminist theory and crip theory, Imhoff reconstructs Sampter’s life and the vital challenges she presented in her day and in our own.” -- Susannah Heschel, Eli M. Black Distinguished Professor of Jewish Studies, Dartmouth College

Table of Contents
Acknowledgments vii
Introduction 1
1. A Religious Life 27
2. A Life with Disability 68
3. A Queer Life 106
4. A Theological-Political Life 144
5. Afterlives 193
Notes 223
Bibliography 249
Index 263

The Lives of Jessie Sampter

    Product form

    A Hardback by Sarah Imhoff

    £76.50

    Includes FREE delivery

    RRP £85.00 – you save £8.50 (10%)

    Order before 4pm today for delivery by Sat 5 Sep 2026.

      Trusted by thousands of customers. See 2,385+ Customer Reviews

      View other formats and editions of The Lives of Jessie Sampter by Sarah Imhoff

      Book details

      Publisher Duke University Press
      Published 27 May 2022
      ISBN-13 9781478015437
      978-1478015437
      ISBN-10 1478015438
      Also in:
      Sex and sexuality, social aspects Judaism

      Description

      Book Synopsis
      Sarah Imhoff tells the story of the queer, disabled, Zionist writer Jessie Sampter (1883–1938), whose body and life did not match typical Zionist ideals and serves as an example of the complex relationships between the body, queerness, disability, religion, and nationalism.

      Trade Review
      “Sarah Imhoff presents the remarkable story of Jessie Sampter, whose life breaks with all the conventional associations of a Zionist pioneer. Disabled due to polio, living with a woman in mandate-era Palestine, and a pacifist and internationalist with right-wing Zionist politics, Sampter violated expectations and flouted conventions. Using feminist theory and crip theory, Imhoff reconstructs Sampter’s life and the vital challenges she presented in her day and in our own.” -- Susannah Heschel, Eli M. Black Distinguished Professor of Jewish Studies, Dartmouth College

      Table of Contents
      Acknowledgments vii
      Introduction 1
      1. A Religious Life 27
      2. A Life with Disability 68
      3. A Queer Life 106
      4. A Theological-Political Life 144
      5. Afterlives 193
      Notes 223
      Bibliography 249
      Index 263

      Recently viewed products

      © 2026 Book Curl

        • American Express
        • Apple Pay
        • Diners Club
        • Discover
        • Google Pay
        • Maestro
        • Mastercard
        • PayPal
        • Shop Pay
        • Union Pay
        • Visa

        Login

        Forgot your password?

        Don't have an account yet?
        Create account