Figuring Racism in Medieval Christianity
| Author | : M. Lindsay Kaplan |
| Publisher | : |
| Total Pages | : 313 |
| Release | : 2019 |
| ISBN-10 | : 9780190678241 |
| ISBN-13 | : 0190678240 |
| Rating | : 4/5 (240 Downloads) |
Book Synopsis Figuring Racism in Medieval Christianity by : M. Lindsay Kaplan
Download or read book Figuring Racism in Medieval Christianity written by M. Lindsay Kaplan and published by . This book was released on 2019 with total page 313 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: M. Lindsay Kaplan expands the study of the history of racism through an analysis of the medieval Christian concept of Jewish servitude. Developed through exegetical readings of Biblical figures in canon law, this discourse produces a racial status of hereditary inferiority that justifies the subordination not only of Jews, but of Muslims and Africans as well.