Jews And Gender. Responses to Otto Weininger

ISBN 10: 1566392497 / ISBN 13: 9781566392495

Published by Temple University Press, 1994

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Bibliographic Details

• Title: Jews And Gender. Responses to Otto Weininger
• Publisher: Temple University Press
• Publication Date: 1994
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 1566392497
• ISBN 13: 9781566392495
• Binding: Soft cover
• Condition: Good
• Dimensions: 2.13W x 15.29H x 22.89D centimeters 2.13 centimeters width by 15.29 centimeters height by 22.89 centimeters depth
• Weight: 522 grams

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Synopsis

In 1903 Otto Weininger, A Viennese Jew who converted to Protestantism, published Geschiecht und Charakter (Sex and Character), a book in which he set out to prove the moral inferiority and character deficiency of 'the woman' and 'the Jew'. This collection of essays examines Weininger's influence and reception in Western culture.

About the Author

Nancy A. Harrowitz is author of Antisemitism, Misogyny and the Logic of Cultural Difference: Cesare Lombroso and Matilde Serao and editor of Tainted Greatness: Antisemitism and Cultural Heroes (Temple).