The veil of Moses [electronic resource]
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The Veil of Moses describes the creation of Russian romantic literary stereotypes which shaped the opinion of the Russian public on the Jews. These stereotypes in turn generated long-lasting habits of dealing with Jews and Jewish themes in Russian culture and politics. This volume introduces a formidable corpus of previously neglected evidence into the scholarship, namely, journalism and second- and third-rank prose. Journalism, influenced by more humane Western attitudes, reflected changes and presented a more objective picture of the Jews. It was the romantic prose, full of mythology and appealing to dark instincts that created the most odious anti-semitic clichés.
Title |
The veil of Moses [electronic resource] : Jewish themes in Russian literature of the romantic era / by Michael Weisskopf translated by Judith Roby. |
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Publisher |
Leiden Boston : Brill |
Creation Date |
2012 |
Notes |
Description based upon print version of record. English |
Content |
Preliminary Material / Mikhail Weisskopf and Lydia Wechsler -- Chapter One. The Religious-Historical Context / Mikhail Weisskopf -- Chapter Two. A Look at Foreign Jewry: The Adoption of Western Models / Mikhail Weisskopf -- Chapter Three. The Magic of Kabbalah and the Aesthetics of the Old Testament / Mikhail Weisskopf -- Chapter Four. Russia as the New Israel / Mikhail Weisskopf -- Chapter Five. The Ideological and Social Background of the Jewish Image / Mikhail Weisskopf -- Chapter Six. Encounters with Judaism and the Jews: Amendments Based on Real Impressions / Mikhail Weisskopf -- Chapter Seven. Literary Templates / Mikhail Weisskopf -- Chapter Eight. The Journalistic Campaign of 1838 and its Repercussions / Mikhail Weisskopf -- Chapter Nine. Baptism or Repatriation? / Mikhail Weisskopf -- Chapter Ten. A People Without a Homeland: The Jews in Russia in the 1840's / Mikhail Weisskopf -- Epilogue. The Further Evolution of the Jewish Theme / Mikhail Weisskopf. |
Series |
Studia Judaeoslavica vol. 5 |
Extent |
1 online resource (346 p.) |
Language |
English |
National Library system number |
997010720638105171 |
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