Politics of Polemics: Marcin Czechowic on the Jews

by Magdalena Luszczynska

The works of Marcin Czechowic (1536-1613), a leader of a Polish Radical Protestant sect known as the Arians, are often referred to as proof for the Jews' close contacts with Radical Christians and the tolerant character of interreligious debates in early-modern Poland. In "Politics of Polemics, " Magdalena Luszczynska explores Arian-Jewish relations focusing on Czechowic's two polemics that utilise contrasting images of the Jew. The first features...

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 311058378X
• ISBN13: 9783110583786
• Release Date: November 2018
• Publisher: de Gruyter Oldenbourg
• Length: 190 Pages
• Weight: 0.85 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.6" x 6.2" x 9.2"