A Goy Who Speaks Yiddish Christians and the Jewish Language in Early Modern Germany.
This book explores the unique phenomenon of Christian engagement with Yiddish language and literature from the beginning of the sixteenth century to the late eighteenth century. By exploring the motivations for Christian interest in Yiddish, and the differing ways in which Yiddish was discussed and...
| Основен автор: | Elyada, Aya. |
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| Формат: | Електронен |
| Език: | English |
| Публикувано: |
Palo Alto :
Stanford University Press,
2012.
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| Серия: |
Stanford Studies in Jewish History and C.
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| Онлайн достъп: |
http://search.ebscohost.com/login.aspx?direct=true&scope=site&db=nlebk&AN=713298 |
| Резюме: |
This book explores the unique phenomenon of Christian engagement with Yiddish language and literature from the beginning of the sixteenth century to the late eighteenth century. By exploring the motivations for Christian interest in Yiddish, and the differing ways in which Yiddish was discussed and treated in Christian texts, A Goy Who Speaks Yiddish addresses a wide array of issues, most notably Christian Hebraism, Protestant theology, early modern Yiddish culture, and the social and cultural history of language in early modern Europe. Elyada's analysis of a wide range of philological and theo. |
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| Физически характеристики: |
1 online resource (282 pages). |
| Библиография: |
Includes bibliographical references and index. |
| ISBN: |
9780804782821 0804782822 |