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Dreams of subversion in medieval Jewish art & literature
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Dreams of subversion in medieval Jewish art & literature

Author: Marc Michael Epstein
Publisher: University Park, Pa. : Pennsylvania State University Press, ©1997.
Edition/Format:   Book : EnglishView all editions and formats
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Europe's Jewish minority culture was subjected to a barrage of public images proclaiming the dominance of the Christian majority. This book is the first to explore the Jewish response to this assault in the development of a visual culture through which Jews could affirmatively construct their identity as a people. It demonstrates how medieval Jews gave voice to messages of protest and dreams of subversion by  Read more...
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Document Type: Book
All Authors / Contributors: Marc Michael Epstein
ISBN: 0271016051 9780271016054
OCLC Number: 34477104
Description: xix, 180 p. : ill. (some col.) ; 26 cm.
Contents: "If lions could carve stones...": on being a "Careful Reader" --
The elusive hare: constructing identity --
The elephant and the law: Lex Militans --
Harnessing the dragon: a mythos transformed --
"The Horn of His Annointed": from history to eschatology --
Wishes, dreams, and aspirations.
Responsibility: Marc Michael Epstein.

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Europe's Jewish minority culture was subjected to a barrage of public images proclaiming the dominance of the Christian majority. This book is the first to explore the Jewish response to this assault in the development of a visual culture through which Jews could affirmatively construct their identity as a people. It demonstrates how medieval Jews gave voice to messages of protest and dreams of subversion by actively appropriating and transforming the quintessential symbols of the dominant culture.

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