The unknown neighbour : : the Jew in the thought of Isidore of Seville / / Wolfram Drews.
This book provides a detailed analysis of Isidore of Seville's attitude towards Jews and Judaism. Starting out from his anti-Jewish work De fide catholica contra Iudaeos , the author puts Isidore's argument into the context of his entire literary production. Furthermore, he explores the pl...
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| Superior document: | The Medieval Mediterranean ; 59 |
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| Place / Publishing House: | Leiden ;, Boston : : Brill,, [2006] ©2006 |
| Year of Publication: | 2006 |
| Language: | English |
| Series: | The Medieval Mediterranean ;
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| Physical Description: | 1 online resource. |
| Notes: | Bibliographic Level Mode of Issuance: Monograph |
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| Summary: | This book provides a detailed analysis of Isidore of Seville's attitude towards Jews and Judaism. Starting out from his anti-Jewish work De fide catholica contra Iudaeos , the author puts Isidore's argument into the context of his entire literary production. Furthermore, he explores the place of Isidore's thinking within the contemporary situation of Visigothic Spain, investigating the political functionalization of religion, most particularly the forced baptisms ordered by King Sisebut, whose advisor Isidore was thought to have been. It becomes clear that Isidore's primary goal is to produce a new "Gothic" identity for the recently established Catholic "nation" of Visigothic Spain; to this end he uses anti-Jewish stereotypes inherited from the tradition of Catholic anti-Judaism. |
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| Bibliography: | Includes bibliographical references and index. |
| ISBN: | 9047408926 143561478X |
| Hierarchical level: | Monograph |
| Statement of Responsibility: | Wolfram Drews. |