The Image of the Black in Jewish Culture: A History of the Other (Routledge Jewish Studies Series)

Melamed, Abraham

ISBN 10: 0415593026 / ISBN 13: 9780415593021

Published by Routledge, 2010

About this Item

This work traces the development of the image of the Black as other in the history of Jewish cultures, from the first formulation in Biblical literature to early modern times. Num Pages: 304 pages, 1 black & white tables. BIC Classification: JFFJ; JFSR1. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 234 x 156. Weight in Grams: 430. . 2010. 1st Edition. paperback. . . . .

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Bibliographic Details

• Title: The Image of the Black in Jewish Culture: A History of the Other (Routledge Jewish Studies Series)
• Publisher: Routledge
• Publication Date: 2010
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 0415593026
• ISBN 13: 9780415593021
• Binding: Soft cover
• Edition: 1st Edition
• Condition: New

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Synopsis

The evolving image of the Black in the history of Jewish culture is being traced here in the conceptual framework of recent post-modern theories of the 'other'. The study focuses on the mechanisms by which an ethno-religious minority group considered by the dominant majority to be the inferior 'other' identifies its own inferior other. While until recently most scholarly attention has been devoted to the attitudes towards the Jews as 'other', this is the first comprehensive discussion of the attitudes of the Jews to their own 'others'.

About the Author

Dr Abraham Melamed is a Professor in the Department of Jewish History and Thought at the University of Haifa, Israel. His expertise is medieval and early Modern Jewish philosophy, especially political thought and intellectual history. In recent years, Dr Melamed has been working on issues of gender and the attitudes towards the 'other' in the history of Jewish culture. Dr Melamed has published and lectured widely in these fields.