The spectral Jew: conversion and embodiment in medieval Europe

The spectral Jew -- Body effects : individual and community identity in the long twelfth century -- Becoming Christian? : conversion and the stubborn body -- Merchants, converts, Jews : interreligious debate and the troubling of Christian identity -- Staying Jewish? : public disputation, conversion,...

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Published in:Medieval cultures
Main Author: Kruger, Steven F. (Author)
Format: Print Book
Language:English
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Published: Minneapolis, Minn. University of Minnesota Press c 2005
In: Medieval cultures (40)
Series/Journal:Medieval cultures 40
Standardized Subjects / Keyword chains:B Europe / Jews (Motif) / Sexuality / Body image / History 600-1500
B Europe / Jews / Christianity / Conversion (Religion)
B Antisemitism / Christianity / Religious disputation / Polemics / Anti-judaism
B Europe / Judaism / Conversion (Religion) / Christianity / Antisemitism / History 500-1500
Further subjects:B Judaism (Christian theology) History of doctrines Middle Ages, 600-1500
B Antisemitism (Europe) History To 1500
B Judaism Relations Christianity
B Christianity and other religions Judaism
B Religious disputations (Europe) History To 1500
B Human Body Social aspects (Europe)
B Self-perception Religious aspects Christianity History To 1500
B Conversion Christianity History To 1500
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Summary:The spectral Jew -- Body effects : individual and community identity in the long twelfth century -- Becoming Christian? : conversion and the stubborn body -- Merchants, converts, Jews : interreligious debate and the troubling of Christian identity -- Staying Jewish? : public disputation, conversion, and resistance
Item Description:Includes bibliographical references and index
ISBN:0816640610