Representations of Jews in Late Medieval and Early Modern German Literature: Second Printing

by John D. Martin

It is commonly held that medieval Christians viewed medieval Jews in exclusively negative terms. This is certainly the dominant opinion in much twentieth-century scholarship, and it is not wholly without justification. It is, however, an opinion that does not accurately reflect the breadth of medieval German Christian thinking about medieval German Jews. Drawing on Passion plays, hagiographical narratives and didactic literature, this monograph reveals...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 3039107186
• ISBN13: 9783039107186
• Release Date: November 2005
• Publisher: Peter Lang Ltd, International Academic Publis
• Length: 262 Pages
• Weight: 0.78 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.6" x 6.0" x 9.0"