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Record Nr.

UNINA9910785747903321

Autore

Resnick Irven Michael

Titolo

Marks of distinction [[electronic resource] ] : Christian perceptions of Jews in the high Middle Ages / / Irven M. Resnick

Pubbl/distr/stampa

Washington, D.C., : Catholic University of America Press, c2012

ISBN

0-8132-1970-1

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (410 p.)

Disciplina

305.89240409

Soggetti

Judaism - Relations - Christianity

Christianity and other religions - Judaism

Physiognomy - Religious aspects - Christianity

Human body - Social aspects - Europe

Human body - Religious aspects - Christianity

Church history - Middle Ages, 600-1500

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Note generali

Description based upon print version of record.

Nota di bibliografia

Includes bibliographical references (p. 325-378) and index.

Nota di contenuto

Introduction to medieval physiognomy -- Physical deformities and circumcision -- The Jews and leprosy -- The dietary laws, food, and illicit sexuality -- The Jews and melancholy -- Planetary influences; or, The Jews and Saturn -- Case studies revealing a Jewish physiognomy.