Judaism in Christian Eyes : Ethnographic Descriptions of Jews and Judaism in Early Modern Europe.

This text examines Christian ethnographic writing about the Jews in early modern Europe, offering a systematic historical analysis of this literary genre and arguing its importance for better understanding both the period in general and Jewish-Christian relations in particular.

Bibliographic Details
Main Author:	Deutsch, Yaacov
Format:	eBook
Language:	English
Published:	Oxford Scholarship Online, 2012.
Subjects:	Judaism > Relations > Christianity. Christianity and other religions > Judaism. Ethnology > Europe > History. Ethnology > Religious aspects > Christianity. Jews > Europe > History. Judaïsme > Relations > Christianisme. Christianisme > Relations > Judaïsme. Ethnologie > Europe > Histoire. Ethnologie > Aspect religieux > Christianisme. Juifs > Europe > Histoire. History. RELIGION. Judaism. Christianity Ethnology Ethnology > Religious aspects > Christianity Interfaith relations Jews Judaism Europe Electronic books. History
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Table of Contents:

Cover; Contents; Acknowledgments; List of Abbreviations; List of Illustrations; Introduction; 1. A Survey of the Ethnographic Accounts about the Jews; 2. May the Lord Make You My Atonement: Yom Kippur in the Ethnographic Accounts on the Jews; 3. Admit Him into the Covenant of Abraham? Circumcision and Other Birth Rituals; 4. Gorging and Carousing: Accounts of Jewish Dietary Guidelines and Eating Habits; 5. An Overview of the Ethnographic Writing about the Jews; Bibliography; Index; A; B; C; D; E; F; G; H; I; J; K; L; M; N; O; P; R; S; T; V; W; Y; Z