description: What does the Jew stand for in modern culture? The conscious or unconscious, often hysterical repetition of myths and exaggerations, and the repertory of cliches, fantasies and phobias surrounding the stereotypes of the Jew and the Jewess, have meant that they are figures frequently represented both in the world of literature and art and in the industries of popular culture.
language: English
title: The Jew in the Text: Modernity and the Construction of Identity
titlecomplete: The Jew in the Text: Modernity and the Construction of Identity
genres: Politics, Nonfiction, Judaica, Essays, Art, Judaism, History
ratings_count: 9
publisher: Thames & Hudson