Beschreibung:
This book traces the development of the image of the Black as 'other' in the history of Jewish cultures, from the first formulations in Biblical literature to early modern times.
Acknowledgements, Note on the translated quotations, Introduction, 1 Dream and interpretation: 'Two blacks, hideous to see', 2 Sources of the symbol: 'I am black but comely', 3 In the Bible: 'The children of Cush', 4 In the literature of the Sages: 'Ugly and black', 5 In the cultural world of Islam: 'Speech in its least developed form', 6 In the Latin-Christian cultural world: 'Beasts in all their ways', 7 In the wake of exploration: 'Naked and awash in lust', Afterword, Notes, Bibliography, Index of sources, Subject index