Vernacular Voices: Language and Identity in Medieval French Jewish Communities (Jewish Culture & Contexts)

Vernacular Voices: Language and Identity in Medieval French Jewish Communities (Jewish Culture & Contexts)

by KirstenFudeman (Author)

Synopsis

Applying analytical strategies from linguistics, literature, and history, Kirsten Fudeman demonstrates that language played a central role in the formation, expression, and maintenance of medieval Jewish identity and that it brought Christians and Jews together even as it set them apart.

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Format: Hardcover
Pages: 240
Edition: Mul
Publisher: University of Pennsylvania Press
Published: 08 Jun 2010

ISBN 10: 0812242505
ISBN 13: 9780812242508