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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1. Verfasser: Whitaker, Cord J. (VerfasserIn)
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Sprache:eng
Veröffentlicht: Philadelphia University of Pennsylvania Press 2019
Schriftenreihe:The Middle Ages series
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Zusammenfassung:"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"--
Beschreibung:Literaturverzeichnis: Seite 225-235
Includes bibliographical references and index
Beschreibung:247 Seiten
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24 cm
ISBN:9780812251586
978-0-8122-5158-6
9780812225068
978-0-8122-2506-8