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Inventing the Jew: Antisemitic Stereotypes in Romanian and Other Central-East European Cultures
Andrei Oisteanu
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Description for Inventing the Jew: Antisemitic Stereotypes in Romanian and Other Central-East European Cultures
Hardback. Follows the evolution of stereotypes of Jews from the level of traditional Romanian and other Central-East European cultures to that of 'high' cultures (literature, essays, press writings, and socio-political literature), showing how motifs specific to 'folkloric antisemitism' migrated to 'intellectual antisemitism'. Translator(s): Adascalitei, Mirela. Series: Studies in Antisemitism. Num Pages: 480 pages. BIC Classification: JFSR1. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 239 x 163 x 40. Weight in Grams: 854.
Inventing the Jew follows the evolution of stereotypes of Jews from the level of traditional Romanian and other Central-East European cultures (their legends, fairy tales, ballads, carols, anecdotes, superstitions, and iconographic representations) to that of “high” cultures (including literature, essays, journalism, and sociopolitical writings), showing how motifs specific to “folkloric antisemitism” migrated to “intellectual antisemitism.” This comparative perspective also highlights how the images of Jews have differed from that of other “strangers” such as Hungarians, Germans, Roma, Turks, Armenians, and Greeks. The gap between the conception of the “imaginary Jew” and the “real Jew” is a cultural distance that differs ... Read more
Inventing the Jew follows the evolution of stereotypes of Jews from the level of traditional Romanian and other Central-East European cultures (their legends, fairy tales, ballads, carols, anecdotes, superstitions, and iconographic representations) to that of “high” cultures (including literature, essays, journalism, and sociopolitical writings), showing how motifs specific to “folkloric antisemitism” migrated to “intellectual antisemitism.” This comparative perspective also highlights how the images of Jews have differed from that of other “strangers” such as Hungarians, Germans, Roma, Turks, Armenians, and Greeks. The gap between the conception of the “imaginary Jew” and the “real Jew” is a cultural distance that differs ... Read more
Product Details
Publisher
University of Nebraska Press
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2009
Series
Studies in Antisemitism
Condition
New
Weight
853g
Number of Pages
480
Place of Publication
Lincoln, United States
ISBN
9780803220980
SKU
V9780803220980
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About Andrei Oisteanu
Andrei Oisteanu is a researcher at the Institute for the History of Religions in Bucharest, and associate professor at the Center for Jewish Studies at the University of Bucharest. He is the author of several books, including The Image of the Jew in Romanian Culture, Order and Chaos: Myth and Magic in Romanian Traditional Culture, and Religion, Politics, and Myth: ... Read more
Reviews for Inventing the Jew: Antisemitic Stereotypes in Romanian and Other Central-East European Cultures
""Inventing the Jew is a necessary book. Nobody interested in the history (past and present) of Eastern and Central European anti-Semitism, radical nationalism and ethnocentric populism should miss it.""—Vladimir Tismaneanu, Times Literary Supplement|""[Andrei Oisteanu] has produced a superb piece of research which will serve as a fundamental resource for future work on the cultural roots of ideas about Jews, not ... Read more