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Jews in East Norse Literature A Study of Othering in Medieval Denmark and Sweden

This book explores the portrayal of Jews and Judaism in medieval Danish and Swedish literary and visual culture. Drawing on over 100 manuscripts and incunabula as well as runic inscriptions and religious art, the author describes the various, often contradictory, images ranging from antisemitism and...

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Bibliographic Details
Main Author: Adams, Jonathan
Format: eBook
Language:English
Published: Berlin/Boston De Gruyter 2022
Series:Religious Minorities in the North
Subjects:
Thema Editeur::d Biography, Literature And Literary Studies::ds Literature: History And Criticism::dsb Literary Studies: General
Thema Editeur::j Society And Social Sciences::jb Society And Culture: General::jbs Social Groups, Communities And Identities::jbsr Social Groups: Religious Groups And Communities
Middle Ages
Thema Editeur::d Biography, Literature And Literary Studies::ds Literature: History And Criticism::dsb Literary Studies: General::dsbb Literary Studies: Ancient, Classical And Medieval
Antisemitism
Sweden
Denmark
Vernacular Literature
Christian Literature
Thema Editeur::n History And Archaeology::nh History::nhd European History
Thema Editeur::q Philosophy And Religion::qr Religion And Beliefs::qra Religion: General
Thema Editeur::5 Interest Qualifiers::5p Relating To Specific Groups And Cultures Or Social And Cultural Interests::5pg Relating To Religious Groups::5pgj Relating To Jewish People And Groups
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Collection: Directory of Open Access Books - Collection details see MPG.ReNa
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Summary:This book explores the portrayal of Jews and Judaism in medieval Danish and Swedish literary and visual culture. Drawing on over 100 manuscripts and incunabula as well as runic inscriptions and religious art, the author describes the various, often contradictory, images ranging from antisemitism and anti-Judaism to the elevation of Jews as morally exemplary figures. It includes new editions of 54 East Norse texts with English translations.
Item Description:Creative Commons (cc), https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-nd/4.0/
Physical Description:1 electronic resource (1192 p.)
ISBN:9783110775662
9783110775778
9783110775747

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