The veil of Moses : Jewish themes in Russian literature of the romantic era / / by Michael Weisskopf ; translated by Judith Roby.

• Superior document: Studia Judaeoslavica ; vol. 5
• Author: Vaĭskopf, Mikhail.
• TeilnehmendeR: Roby, Judith.
• Year of Publication: 2012
• Language: English
• Series: Studia Judaeoslavica ; v. 5.
• Physical Description: 1 online resource (346 p.)
• Notes: Description based upon print version of record.
• Other title: Pokryvalo Moisei͡a.; Preliminary Material /; Chapter One. The Religious-Historical Context /; Chapter Two. A Look at Foreign Jewry: The Adoption of Western Models /; Chapter Three. The Magic of Kabbalah and the Aesthetics of the Old Testament /; Chapter Four. Russia as the New Israel /; Chapter Five. The Ideological and Social Background of the Jewish Image /; Chapter Six. Encounters with Judaism and the Jews: Amendments Based on Real Impressions /; Chapter Seven. Literary Templates /; Chapter Eight. The Journalistic Campaign of 1838 and its Repercussions /; Chapter Nine. Baptism or Repatriation? /; Chapter Ten. A People Without a Homeland: The Jews in Russia in the 1840's /; Epilogue. The Further Evolution of the Jewish Theme /
• ISBN: 1283618338; 9786613930781; 9004235523
• Hierarchical level: Monograph
• Statement of Responsibility: by Michael Weisskopf ; translated by Judith Roby.

The Veil of Moses describes the creation of Russian romantic literary stereotypes which shaped the opinion of the Russian public on the Jews. These stereotypes in turn generated long-lasting habits of dealing with Jews and Jewish themes in Russian culture and politics. This volume introduces a formidable corpus of previously neglected evidence into the scholarship, namely, journalism and second- and third-rank prose. Journalism, influenced by more humane Western attitudes, reflected changes and presented a more objective picture of the Jews. It was the romantic prose, full of mythology and appealing to dark instincts that created the most odious anti-semitic clichés.