Marks of distinction : Christian perceptions of Jews in the high Middle Ages /
For medieval Latin Christendom, texts such as the Bible and the writings of the Fathers of the Church gave form to Christian perceptions of Jews and Judaism. Eye-witness testimony, hearsay, reports of converts from Judaism, and the testimony of dreams, visions, and miraculous events helped fill in t...
Clasificación: | Libro Electrónico |
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Formato: | Electrónico eBook |
Idioma: | Inglés |
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Washington, D.C. :
Catholic University of America Press,
©2012.
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Acceso en línea: | Texto completo |
Tabla de Contenidos:
- Introduction to medieval physiognomy
- Physical deformities and circumcision
- The Jews and leprosy
- The dietary laws, food, and illicit sexuality
- The Jews and melancholy
- Planetary influences; or, The Jews and Saturn
- Case studies revealing a Jewish physiognomy.