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  • Publisher:
    Cambridge University Press
    Publication date:
    05 June 2012
    21 March 2011
    ISBN:
    9780511781025
    9780521873772
    9780521695473
    DOI:
    https://doi.org/10.1017/CBO9780511781025
    Dimensions:
    (228 x 152 mm)
    Weight & Pages:
    0.6kg, 356 Pages
    Dimensions:
    (228 x 152 mm)
    Weight & Pages:
    0.49kg, 356 Pages
    • Subjects:
    Judaism, Area Studies, European History: General Interest, History, Religion, European Studies
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    Judaism, Area Studies, European History: General Interest, History, Religion, European Studies
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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.

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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.'

    Source: Journal of Jewish Studies

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