Images of Intolerance: The Representation of Jews and Judaism in the Bible moralisée (S. Mark Taper Foundation Jewish Studies) - Hardcover

Lipton, Sara

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ISBN 10: 0520215516 ISBN 13: 9780520215511

Verlag: University of California Press, 1999

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Around the year 1225, an illuminated Bible was made for the king of France. That work and a companion volume, the two earliest surviving manuscripts of the Bible moralisee, are remarkable in a number of ways: they are massive in scope; they combine text and image to an unprecedented extent; and their illustrations, almost unique among medieval images in depicting contemporary figures and situations, comprise a vehement visual polemic against the Jews. In "Images of Intolerance", Sara Lipton offers a nuanced and insightful reading of these extraordinary sources. Lipton investigates representations of Jews' economic activities, the depiction of Jews' scriptures in relation to Christian learning, the alleged association of Jews with heretics and other malefactors in Christian society, and their position in Christian eschatology. Jews are portrayed as threatening the purity of the Body of Christ, the integrity of the text of scripture, the faith, mores, and study habits of students, and the spiritual health of Christendom itself. Most interesting, however, is that the menacing themes in the Bible moralisee are represented in text and images as aspects of Jewish 'perfidy' that are rampant among Christians as well. This innovative interdisciplinary study brings new understanding to the nature and development of social intolerance, and to the role art can play in that development.

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"The book addresses a hot topic, using a source that has nowhere been given the attention it deserves. The arguments are subtle, persuasive, and frequently brilliant. It will appeal to a wide reading public--those interested in Jewish history, medieval art history, and the history of France."--William C. Jordan, author of "The Great Famine

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• Verlag: University of California Press
• Erscheinungsdatum: 1999
• ISBN 10: 0520215516
• ISBN 13: 9780520215511
• Einband: Tapa dura
• Anzahl der Seiten: 260