Dreams of Subversion in Medieval Jewish Art and Literature
- ISBN-10
- 0271041900
- ISBN-13
- 9780271041902
- Category
- Animals, Mythical, in art
- Pages
- 216
- Language
- English
- Published
- 1997
- Publisher
- Penn State Press
Description
Europe's Jewish minority culture was subjected to a barrage of public images proclaiming the dominance of the Christian majority. This book is the first to explore the Jewish response to this assault in the development of a visual culture through which Jews could affirmatively construct their identity as a people. It demonstrates how medieval Jews gave voice to messages of protest and dreams of subversion by actively appropriating and transforming the quintessential symbols of the dominant culture.
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