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Marks of distinction : Christian perceptions of Jews in the high Middle Ages / Irven M. Resnick.
- Format:
- Book
- Author/Creator:
- Resnick, Irven M.
- Language:
- English
- Subjects (All):
- Judaism--Relations--Christianity.
- Judaism.
- Christianity and other religions--Judaism.
- Christianity and other religions.
- Physiognomy--Religious aspects--Christianity.
- Physiognomy.
- Human body--Social aspects--Europe.
- Human body.
- Human body--Religious aspects--Christianity.
- Church history--Middle Ages, 600-1500.
- Church history.
- Physical Description:
- 1 online resource (410 p.)
- Edition:
- 1st ed.
- Place of Publication:
- Washington, D.C. : Catholic University of America Press, c2012.
- Language Note:
- English
- Summary:
- Through the use of several illustrations from illuminated manuscripts and other media, Resnick engages readers in a discussion of the later medieval notion of Jewish difference.
- 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.
- Notes:
- Description based upon print version of record.
- Includes bibliographical references (p. 325-378) and index.
- Description based on publisher supplied metadata and other sources.
- ISBN:
- 0-8132-1970-1
- OCLC:
- 814705622
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