Jews in East Norse Literature: A Study of Othering in Medieval Denmark and Sweden

by Jonathan Adams

What did Danes and Swedes in the Middle Ages imagine and write about Jews and Judaism? This book draws on over 100 medieval Danish and Swedish manuscripts and incunabula as well as runic inscriptions and religious art (c. 1200-1515) to answer this question. There were no resident Jews in Scandinavia before the modern period, yet as this book shows ideas and fantasies about them appear to have been widespread and an integral part of life and culture...

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 3110775662
• ISBN13: 9783110775662
• Release Date: December 2022
• Publisher: de Gruyter
• Length: 1234 Pages
• Weight: 4.45 lbs.
• Dimensions: 2.9" x 6.3" x 9.2"