05441cam a2200829Mi 4500 ocn819511310 OCoLC 20200709060104.0 m d cr |n|---||||| 121115s2012 xx ob 001 0 eng d MHW eng pn MHW OCLCQ YDXCP OCLCO UMC EBLCP E7B N$T OCLCO OCLCQ OCLCO OCLCF OCLCQ AGLDB COO MERUC OCLCQ ZCU U3W VTS ICG VT2 OCLCQ WYU STF DKC OCLCQ M8D JSTOR 813286339 9780804782821 0804782822 9780804781930 (cloth ; alk. paper) 0804781931 (cloth ; alk. paper) 713298 (N$T) (OCoLC)819511310 (OCoLC)813286339 22573/ctvqrmst5 JSTOR e-gx--- PJ5112 .E59 2012 FOR 022000 bisacsh HIS 022000 bisacsh HIS 014000 bisacsh 439.10882743 439/.10882743 MAIN Elyada, Aya. A Goy Who Speaks Yiddish : Christians and the Jewish Language in Early Modern Germany. Palo Alto : Stanford University Press, 2012. 1 online resource (282 pages). text txt rdacontent computer c rdamedia online resource cr rdacarrier Stanford Studies in Jewish History and C Print version record. This book explores the unique phenomenon of Christian engagement with Yiddish language and literature from the beginning of the sixteenth century to the late eighteenth century. By exploring the motivations for Christian interest in Yiddish, and the differing ways in which Yiddish was discussed and treated in Christian texts, A Goy Who Speaks Yiddish addresses a wide array of issues, most notably Christian Hebraism, Protestant theology, early modern Yiddish culture, and the social and cultural history of language in early modern Europe. Elyada's analysis of a wide range of philological and theo. Includes bibliographical references and index. Yiddish in the service of Christian theology. Introduction : Christian Hebraism and the study of Yiddish in early modern Europe -- Yiddish in the Judenmission -- "From the Jews' own books" : Yiddish literature, Christian readers -- Blasphemy, curses, and insults : Yiddish and the Jews' "hidden transcript" -- Ancilla theologiae : Yiddish as a Hilfsmittel for theological studies -- Conclusion : the study of Yiddish and Christian-Jewish relations in early modern Germany -- Yiddish in the Service of Jewish Deception. Introduction : Yiddish in the socioeconomic sphere -- The merchants' tongue : Yiddish and Jewish commerce -- The thieves' jargon : Yiddish and Jewish criminality -- Conclusion : Yiddish as antilanguage -- The Discourse on Yiddish in Early Modern Germany. Introduction : between Hebrew and German : the depictions of Yiddish in Christian writings -- German of the Jews : linguistic affinity and the politics of differentiation -- Yiddish and German in the Judenmission : the limits of linguistic adaptation -- Christian Hebrew and Jewish Yiddish in early modern Germany -- Conclusion : Yiddish-speaking orientals : language shift and the "Verbesserung der Juden." Master record variable field(s) change: 072 Yiddish language Study and teaching Germany History. Yiddish literature Study and teaching Germany History. Christian literature, German History and criticism. Yiddish language in literature. Christianity and other religions Judaism. Judaism Relations Christianity. Christian scholars Germany History. FOREIGN LANGUAGE STUDY Scandinavian Languages (Other) bisacsh Christian literature, German. fast (OCoLC)fst00859293 Christian scholars. fast (OCoLC)fst01768812 Christianity. fast (OCoLC)fst00859599 Interfaith relations. fast (OCoLC)fst01353343 Judaism. fast (OCoLC)fst00984280 Yiddish language in literature. fast (OCoLC)fst01905214 Yiddish language Study and teaching. fast (OCoLC)fst01182815 Yiddish literature Study and teaching. fast (OCoLC)fst01182830 Germany. fast (OCoLC)fst01210272 HISTORY / Jewish bisacsh Electronic books. Criticism, interpretation, etc. fast (OCoLC)fst01411635 History. fast (OCoLC)fst01411628 Print version: 9780804781930 Stanford Studies in Jewish History and C. EBSCOhost http://search.ebscohost.com/login.aspx?direct=true&scope=site&db=nlebk&db=nlabk&AN=713298 EBSCOhost http://search.ebscohost.com/login.aspx?direct=true&scope=site&db=e000xna&AN=713298 EBSCOhost http://search.ebscohost.com/login.aspx?direct=true&scope=site&db=nlebk&AN=713298 EBSCO Academic Comprehensive Collection EBL - Ebook Library EBLB EBL1033734 ebrary EBRY ebr10610079 EBSCOhost EBSC 713298 YBP Library Services YANK 9799857 92 N$T 54590 54590