Thou Art the Man the Masculinity of David in the Christian and Jewish Middle Ages
Exploring the different configurations of David in biblical and Talmudic commentaries, in Latin, Hebrew, and vernacular literatures across Europe, in liturgy, and in the visual arts, Ruth Mazo Karras offers a rich case study of how ideas and ideals of masculinity could bend to support a variety of p...
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| Format: | eBook |
| Language: | English |
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Philadelphia
University of Pennsylvania Press
2021 ©2021
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| Series: | The Middle Ages Series
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| Collection: | DeGruyter MPG Collection - Collection details see MPG.ReNa |
| Summary: | Exploring the different configurations of David in biblical and Talmudic commentaries, in Latin, Hebrew, and vernacular literatures across Europe, in liturgy, and in the visual arts, Ruth Mazo Karras offers a rich case study of how ideas and ideals of masculinity could bend to support a variety of purposes within and across medieval cultures. |
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| Physical Description: | X, 293 pages |
| ISBN: | 978-0-8122-9799-7 |