The Jew's Body (Hardcover)

Drawing on a wealth of medical and historical materials, Sander Gilman sketches details of the anti-Semitic rhetoric about the Jewish body and mind, including medical and popular depictions of the Jewish voice, feet, and nose. Case studies illustrate how Jews have responded to such public misconceptions as the myth of the cloven foot and Jewish flat-footedness, the proposed link between the Jewish mind and hysteria, and the Victorians' irrational connection between Jews and prostitutes. Gilman is especially concerned with the role of psychoanalysis in the construction of anti-Semitism, examining Freud's attitude towards his own Jewishness and its effect on his theories, as well as the supposed "objectiveness" of psychiatrists and social scientists.

General

Imprint:	Routledge
Country of origin:	United Kingdom
Release date:	August 2016
First published:	1992
Authors:	Sander Gilman
Dimensions:	229 x 152mm (L x W)
Format:	Hardcover
Pages:	316
ISBN-13:	978-1-138-14577-1
Categories:	Books > Reference & Interdisciplinary > Interdisciplinary studies > Cultural studies > General Books > Humanities > History > World history > General Books > Social sciences > Sociology, social studies > Ethnic studies > Jewish studies Books > History > World history > General
LSN:	1-138-14577-7
Barcode:	9781138145771

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