Slandering the Jew Sexuality and Difference in Early Christian Texts |
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| Author:
| Drake, Susanna |
| Series title: | Divinations: Rereading Late Ancient Religion Ser. |
| ISBN: | 978-0-8122-0824-5 |
| Publication Date: | Jul 2013 |
| Publisher: | University of Pennsylvania Press
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| Book Format: | Ebook |
| List Price: | USD $64.95 |
Book Description:
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This book explores the sexual slander of Jews in Christian texts from the first through fifth centuries. These early Christian representations of Jewish sexuality reveal how Church fathers used accusations of fleshliness, bestiality, and licentiousness as strategies to differentiate the "spiritual" Christian from the "carnal" Jew.
This book explores the sexual slander of Jews in Christian texts from the first through fifth centuries. These early Christian representations of Jewish sexuality reveal how Church fathers used accusations of fleshliness, bestiality, and licentiousness as strategies to differentiate the "spiritual" Christian from the "carnal" Jew.