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Imagining the Jew in Anglo-Saxon literature and culture

Title
Imagining the Jew in Anglo-Saxon literature and culture / edited by Samantha Zacher.
Publication
  • Toronto ; Buffalo ; London : University of Toronto Press, [2016]
  • ©2016

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Additional Authors
Zacher, Samantha, 1973-
Description
xviii, 355 pages : illustrations; 24 cm
Summary
"Most studies of Jews in medieval England begin with the year 1066, when Jews first arrived on English soil. Yet the absence of Jews in England before the conquest did not prevent early English authors from writing obsessively about them. Using material from the writings of the Church Fathers, contemporary continental sources, widespread cultural stereotypes, and their own imaginations, their depictions of Jews reflected their own politico-theological experiences. The thirteen essays in Imagining the Jew in Anglo-Saxon Literature and Culture examine visual and textual representations of Jews, the translation and interpretation of Scripture, the use of Hebrew words and etymologies, and the treatment of Jewish spaces and landmarks. By studying the "imaginary Jews" of Anglo-Saxon England, they offer new perspectives on the treatment of race, religion, and ethnicity in pre- and post-conquest literature and culture."--
Series Statement
Toronto Anglo-Saxon series ; 21
Uniform Title
Toronto Anglo-Saxon series ; 21.
Subject
  • English literature > Old English, ca. 450-1100 > History and criticism
  • Christian literature, English (Old) > History and criticism
  • Jews in literature
  • Antisemitism in literature
  • Civilization, Anglo-Saxon, in literature
  • Antisemitism > England > History > Medieval, 500-1500
  • England > Ethnic relations > History > Medieval, 500-1500
  • England > Church history > 449-1066
  • Great Britain > History > Anglo-Saxon period, 449-1066
Bibliography (note)
  • Includes bibliographical references (pages 309-344) and index.
Call Number
JFE 16-10062
ISBN
  • 9781442646674
  • 1442646675
OCLC
928487520
Title
Imagining the Jew in Anglo-Saxon literature and culture / edited by Samantha Zacher.
Publisher
Toronto ; Buffalo ; London : University of Toronto Press, [2016]
Copyright Date
©2016
Type of Content
text
Type of Medium
unmediated
Type of Carrier
volume
Series
Toronto Anglo-Saxon series ; 21
Toronto Anglo-Saxon series ; 21.
Bibliography
Includes bibliographical references (pages 309-344) and index.
Added Author
Zacher, Samantha, 1973- editor.
Research Call Number
JFE 16-10062
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