A Goy Who Speaks Yiddish : Christians and the Jewish Language in Early Modern Germany.

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Author / Creator:	Elyada, Aya.
Imprint:	Palo Alto : Stanford University Press, 2012.
Description:	1 online resource (282 pages)
Language:	English
Series:	Stanford Studies in Jewish History and C Stanford Studies in Jewish History and C.
Subject:	Yiddish language -- Study and teaching -- Germany -- History. Yiddish literature -- Study and teaching -- Germany -- History. Christian literature, German -- History and criticism. Yiddish language in literature. Christianity and other religions -- Judaism. Judaism -- Relations -- Christianity. Christian scholars -- Germany -- History. Christian literature, German. Christian scholars. Christianity. Interfaith relations. Judaism. Yiddish language in literature. Yiddish language -- Study and teaching. Yiddish literature -- Study and teaching. Germany. Electronic books. Criticism, interpretation, etc. History.
Format:	E-Resource Book
URL for this record:	http://pi.lib.uchicago.edu/1001/cat/bib/11167450

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ISBN:	9780804782821 0804782822 9780804781930 0804781931
Notes:	Includes bibliographical references and index. Print version record.
Summary:	This book explores the unique phenomenon of Christian engagement with Yiddish language and literature from the beginning of the sixteenth century to the late eighteenth century. By exploring the motivations for Christian interest in Yiddish, and the differing ways in which Yiddish was discussed and treated in Christian texts, A Goy Who Speaks Yiddish addresses a wide array of issues, most notably Christian Hebraism, Protestant theology, early modern Yiddish culture, and the social and cultural history of language in early modern Europe. Elyada's analysis of a wide range of philological and theo.
Other form:	Print version: 9780804781930

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