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Nothing pure : Jewish Law, Christian supersession, and Bible translation in Old English / Mo Pareles.
- Format:
- Book
- Author/Creator:
- Pareles, Mo, author.
- Language:
- English
- Subjects (All):
- Aelfric, Abbot of Eynsham--Criticism and interpretation.
- Aelfric.
- Wulfstan, Archbishop of York, -1023--Criticism and interpretation.
- Wulfstan.
- Aelfric, Abbot of Eynsham.
- Wulfstan, Archbishop of York, -1023.
- Bible. Old Testament--Translations into Old English--History and criticism.
- Bible.
- Bible. Old Testament.
- Christian literature, English (Old)--History and criticism.
- Christian literature, English (Old).
- Christianity and other religions--Judaism.
- Christianity and other religions.
- Jewish law--History.
- Jewish law.
- Genre:
- Criticism, interpretation, etc.
- History.
- Physical Description:
- 1 online resource (xii, 256 pages)
- Edition:
- 1st ed.
- Place of Publication:
- Toronto : University of Toronto Press, [2024]
- Summary:
- Drawing on a wide range of Old English literary and religious texts, Nothing Pureexplores the cultural translation of Jewish law in pre-Conquest England.
- Contents:
- Supersessionary Translation: Exsanguinating Leviticus in the Old English Heptateuch
- Men as Meat: Jewish Law and Orders of Being in Ælfric's Translations of Maccabees and Job
- The Benedictine Invention of Heterosexuality: Jewish (Law's) Sexual Difference in Time
- Ænlic Wimman: Judith and the Exception
- Like Dogs and Wolves: Wulfstan as Biblical Translator.
- Notes:
- Includes bibliographical references and index.
- Description based on publisher supplied metadata and other sources.
- ISBN:
- 9781487550691
- 9781487550707
- OCLC:
- 1381636841
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