The Jew's daughter : a cultural history of a conversion narrative / by Efraim Sicher.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Sicher, Efraim, author.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Bible--In literature.

Jewish women in literature.

Jews in literature.

Conversion in literature.

Orientalism in literature.

Daughters in literature.

English literature--History and criticism.

English literature.

Antisemitism--Europe, Western--History.

Antisemitism.

History.

Western Europe.

Local Subjects:

Bible--In literature.

Genre:

Criticism, interpretation, etc.

History.

Physical Description:

xii, 309 pages ; 24 cm

Place of Publication:

Lanham, Maryland : Lexington Books, an imprint of The Rowman and Littlefield Publishing Group, Inc., [2017]

Summary:

The Jew's Daughter: A Cultural History of a Conversion Narrative takes a new look at the gendered difference of the Jew. Focusing on an overlooked narrative of "The Jew's Daughter," this innovative study examines canonical and neglected texts that have constructed racialized and sexualized images that persist today in the media and popular culture. The book goes back before Shylock and Jessica in The Merchant of Venice and Isaac and Rebecca in Ivanhoe to find out why the Jewish father is always wicked and ugly, while his daughter is invariably desirable and open to conversion. The story reflects changing ideological and social discourses about gender, sexuality, religion, and nation that expose shifting perceptions of inclusion and exclusion of the Other. Sicher provides a comparative perspective on the circulation of texts in the historical context of the perception of both Jews and women as marginal or outcasts in society. This book draws on the arts, history, literature, folklore, and theology to demonstrate the dynamics of Jewish-Christian relations around Europe from the twelfth century to 2017. This groundbreaking work will provoke questions about the history of prejudiced attitudes in our society. Book jacket.

Contents:

Genesis: Eve and anti-Eve

The books of Esther: the Jewesses of Toledo

Daughteronomy: conversion and exchange in early modern England

Exodus: the Jew's daughter in Germany (with Noa Sophie Kohler)

Second daughteronomy: romance and conversion in nineteenth-century England

A song of songs: the orientalization of the belle juive

In the name of the daughter: the belle juive strikes back.

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Other Format:

Online version: Sicher, Efraim. Jew's daughter.

ISBN:

9781498527781

1498527787

OCLC:

973481047

Publisher Number:

99972017259