Christians and the Jewish language in early modern Germany /
First Statement of Responsibility
Aya Elyada
.PUBLICATION, DISTRIBUTION, ETC
Place of Publication, Distribution, etc.
Stanford, California :
Name of Publisher, Distributor, etc.
Stanford University Press,
Date of Publication, Distribution, etc.
[2012]
PHYSICAL DESCRIPTION
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xvii, 260 pages ;
Dimensions
24 cm
SERIES
Series Title
Stanford studies in Jewish history and culture
INTERNAL BIBLIOGRAPHIES/INDEXES NOTE
Text of Note
Includes bibliographical references (pages 237-253) and index
CONTENTS NOTE
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Yiddish in the service of Christian theology. Introduction : Christian Hebraism and the study of Yiddish in early modern Europe -- Yiddish in the Judenmission -- "From the Jews' own books" : Yiddish literature, Christian readers -- Blasphemy, curses, and insults : Yiddish and the Jews' "hidden transcript" -- Ancilla theologiae : Yiddish as a Hilfsmittel for theological studies -- Conclusion : the study of Yiddish and Christian-Jewish relations in early modern Germany -- Yiddish in the Service of Jewish Deception. Introduction : Yiddish in the socioeconomic sphere -- The merchants' tongue : Yiddish and Jewish commerce -- The thieves' jargon : Yiddish and Jewish criminality -- Conclusion : Yiddish as antilanguage -- The Discourse on Yiddish in Early Modern Germany. Introduction : between Hebrew and German : the depictions of Yiddish in Christian writings -- German of the Jews : linguistic affinity and the politics of differentiation -- Yiddish and German in the Judenmission : the limits of linguistic adaptation -- Christian Hebrew and Jewish Yiddish in early modern Germany -- Conclusion : Yiddish-speaking orientals : language shift and the "Verbesserung der Juden."
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TOPICAL NAME USED AS SUBJECT
Christian literature, German-- History and criticism
Christian scholars-- Germany-- History
Christianity and other religions-- Judaism
Judaism-- Relations-- Christianity
Yiddish language in literature
Yiddish language-- Study and teaching-- Germany-- History
Yiddish literature-- Study and teaching-- Germany-- History