Philosemitism in History
- Editors:
- Jonathan Karp, State University of New York, Binghamton
- Adam Sutcliffe, King's College London
- Date Published: March 2011
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- format: Hardback
- isbn: 9780521873772
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Too often philosemitism, the idealization of Jews and Judaism, has been simplistically misunderstood as merely antisemitism in sheep's clothing. This book takes a different approach, surveying the phenomenon from antiquity to the present day, and highlighting its rich complexity and broad impact on Western culture. Philosemitism in History includes fourteen essays by specialist historians, anthropologists, literary scholars and scholars of religion, ranging from medieval philosemitism, to such modern and contemporary topics as the African American depiction of Jews as ethnic role models, the Zionism of Christian evangelicals, pro-Jewish educational television in West Germany, and the current fashion for Jewish kitsch memorabilia in contemporary East-Central Europe. An extensive introductory chapter offers a thorough and original overview of the topic. The book underscores both the endurance and the malleability of philosemitism, drawing attention to this important, yet widely neglected, facet of Jewish - non-Jewish relations.
Read more- The first broad-based, thorough and authoritative study of the history of philosemitism
- Includes fourteen chapters by specialists in a range of periods and academic disciplines, and an ambitious introductory essay by the editors that surveys and analyses the topic
- Primarily aimed at academics and graduate students, yet accessible for the educated general reader, and of sufficient general interest (and potential controversy) to draw a significant measure of public attention
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'Philosemitism in History by Karp and Sutcliffe is an eloquent and timely illustration of this particular academic faculty: combining insights from social, religious and intellectual history, literary criticism, media studies and cultural analysis, it offers a pertinent illustration of cumulative power of interdisciplinary dialogue, and it creates room for complexity at a time when public discourse seems to favour affirmation and readily marketable results.' Journal of Jewish Studies
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- Date Published: March 2011
- format: Hardback
- isbn: 9780521873772
- length: 356 pages
- dimensions: 235 x 160 x 24 mm
- weight: 0.6kg
- availability: Temporarily unavailable - available from TBC
Table of Contents
Introduction: a brief history of philosemitism Adam Sutcliffe and Jonathan Karp
Part I. Medieval and Early Modern Frameworks:
1. Philosemitic tendencies in medieval western Christendom Robert Chazan
2. The revival of Christian Hebraism in early modern Europe Abraham Melamed
3. The philosemitic moment? Judaism and republicanism in seventeenth-century European thought Adam Sutcliffe
Part II. Three European Philosemites:
4. William Whiston's Judeo-Christianity: millenarianism and Christian Zionism in early enlightenment England Adam Shear
5. A friend of the Jews? The Abbé Grégoire and philosemitism in revolutionary France Alyssa Goldstein Sepinwall
6. Ordinary people, ordinary Jews: Mór Jókai as Magyar philosemite Howard Lupovitch
Part III. The Cultural Politics of Philosemitism in Victorian Britain and Imperial Germany:
7. Bad Jew / good Jewess: gender and semitic discourse in nineteenth-century England Nadia Valman
8. Anti'philosemitism' and anti-antisemitism in imperial Germany Lars Fischer
9. From recognition to consensus: the nature of philosemitism in Germany, 1871–1932 Alan T. Levenson
Part IV. American Philosemitism:
10. Ethnic role models and chosen peoples: philosemitism in African-American culture Jonathan Karp
11. Connoisseurs of angst: the Jewish mystique and postwar American literary culture Julian Levinson
12. 'It's all in the Bible': evangelical Christians, biblical literalism and philosemitism in our times Yaakov Ariel
Part V. Philosemitism in Post-Holocaust Europe:
13. What is the opposite of genocide? Philosemitic television in Germany, 1963-1995 Wulf Kansteiner
14. 'Non-Jewish, non kosher, yet also recommended': beyond 'virtually Jewish' in post-millenium Central Europe Ruth Ellen Gruber.Instructors have used or reviewed this title for the following courses
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