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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.
- Subjects
- Antisemitism > England > History > Medieval, 500-1500
- England > Ethnic relations > History > Medieval, 500-1500
- Antisemitism in literature
- English literature > Old English, ca. 450-1100 > History and criticism
- Christian literature, English (Old) > History and criticism
- Civilization, Anglo-Saxon, in literature
- England > Church history > 449-1066
- Great Britain > History > Anglo-Saxon period, 449-1066
- Jews in literature
- 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 ; 21Toronto 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