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The Spectral Jew: Conversion and Embodiment in Medieval Europe
Steven F. Kruger
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Description for The Spectral Jew: Conversion and Embodiment in Medieval Europe
Paperback. Series: Medieval Cultures S. Num Pages: 416 pages, 6 halftones. BIC Classification: 1D; GTB; JFSR1. Category: (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 229 x 149 x 18. Weight in Grams: 454.
Medieval European culture encompassed Judaic, Christian, Muslim, and pagan societies, forming a complex matrix of religious belief, identity, and imagination. Through incisive readings of a broad range of medieval texts and informed by poststructuralist, queer, and feminist theories, The Spectral Jew traces the Jewish presence in Western Europe to show how the body, gender, and sexuality were at the root of the construction of medieval religious anxieties, inconsistencies, and instabilities.
Looking closely at how medieval Jewish and Christian identities are distinguished from each other, yet intimately intertwined, Kruger demonstrates how Jews were often corporealized in ways that posited them ... Read more
Medieval European culture encompassed Judaic, Christian, Muslim, and pagan societies, forming a complex matrix of religious belief, identity, and imagination. Through incisive readings of a broad range of medieval texts and informed by poststructuralist, queer, and feminist theories, The Spectral Jew traces the Jewish presence in Western Europe to show how the body, gender, and sexuality were at the root of the construction of medieval religious anxieties, inconsistencies, and instabilities.
Looking closely at how medieval Jewish and Christian identities are distinguished from each other, yet intimately intertwined, Kruger demonstrates how Jews were often corporealized in ways that posited them ... Read more
Product Details
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2006
Publisher
University of Minnesota Press United States
Number of pages
416
Condition
New
Series
Medieval Cultures S.
Number of Pages
352
Place of Publication
Minnesota, United States
ISBN
9780816640621
SKU
V9780816640621
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About Steven F. Kruger
Steven F. Kruger is professor of English and medieval studies at Queens College and the Graduate Center, CUNY. He is author of several books and editor with Glenn Burger of Queering the Middle Ages (Minnesota, 2001).
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