Inventing the Jew: Antisemitic Stereotypes in Romanian and

Inventing the Jew: Antisemitic Stereotypes in Romanian and Other Central-East European Cultures (Studies in Antisemitism)

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 â€œhighâ€ cultures (including literature, essays, journalism, and sociopolitical writings), showing how motifs specific to â€œfolkloric antisemitismâ€ migrated to â€œintellectual antisemitism.â€ This comparative perspective also highlights how the images of Jews have differed from that of other â€œstrangersâ€ such as Hungarians, Germans, Roma, Turks, Armenians, and Greeks. The gap between the conception of the â€œimaginary Jewâ€ and the â€œreal Jewâ€ is a cultural distance that differs over time and place, here seen through the lens of cultural anthropology.
Stereotypes of the â€œgeneric Jewâ€ were not exclusively negative, and are described in five chapters depicting physical, occupational, moral and intellectual, mythical and magical, and religious portraits of â€œthe Jew.â€
Country USA
Brand University of Nebraska Press
Manufacturer University of Nebraska Press
Binding Hardcover
UnitCount 1
EANs 9780803220980
ReleaseDate 0000-00-00

Country	USA
Brand	University of Nebraska Press
Manufacturer	University of Nebraska Press
Binding	Hardcover
UnitCount	1
EANs	9780803220980
ReleaseDate	0000-00-00

Inventing the Jew: Antisemitic Stereotypes in Romanian and Other Central-East European Cultures (Studies in Antisemitism)