Marks of distinction : Christian perceptions of Jews in the high Middle Ages /

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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...

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Bibliographic Details
Call Number:Libro Electrónico
Main Author: Resnick, Irven M. (Author)
Format: Electronic eBook
Language:Inglés
Published: Washington, D.C. : Catholic University of America Press, ©2012.
Subjects:
600-1500
Judaism > Relations > Christianity.
Christianity and other religions > Judaism.
Physiognomy > Religious aspects > Christianity.
Human body > Social aspects > Europe.
Human body > Religious aspects > Christianity.
Church history > Middle Ages, 600-1500.
Judaïsme > Relations > Christianisme.
Christianisme > Relations > Judaïsme.
Physiognomonie > Aspect religieux > Christianisme.
Corps humain > Aspect social > Europe.
Corps humain > Aspect religieux > Christianisme.
Église > Histoire > 600-1500 (Moyen Âge)
SOCIAL SCIENCE > Anthropology > Cultural.
SOCIAL SCIENCE > Discrimination & Race Relations.
SOCIAL SCIENCE > Ethnic Studies > General.
SOCIAL SCIENCE > Minority Studies.
RELIGION > Christianity > Catholic.
Society.
Physiognomy > Religious aspects > Christianity
Christianity
Church history > Middle Ages
Human body > Religious aspects > Christianity
Human body > Social aspects
Interfaith relations
Judaism
Antijudaismus
Christentum
Judentum
Körper
Physiognomie
Europe
Online Access:Texto completo
Table of Contents:
  • 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.

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