Black metaphors: how modern racism emerged from medieval race-thinking

"This book's aim is to investigate the relationship between the idea of blackness and the notion of sinfulness in the literature and culture of the English Middle Ages, with influences from continental European texts as well. Though the main target of Black Metaphors is the Middle Ages, th...

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Main Author: Whitaker, Cord J. (Author)
Format: Book
Language:English
Published: Philadelphia University of Pennsylvania Press [2019]
Edition:First edition
Series:The Middle Ages series
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Online Access:Inhaltsverzeichnis
Summary:"This book's aim is to investigate the relationship between the idea of blackness and the notion of sinfulness in the literature and culture of the English Middle Ages, with influences from continental European texts as well. Though the main target of Black Metaphors is the Middle Ages, the book also asserts the profound implications of the historical nexus of blackness and sinfulness for modern life and culture"--
Physical Description:247 Seiten 2 Illustrationen
ISBN:9780812251586

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