Christian identity, Jews, and Israel in seventeenth-century England

Resource Information

The work Christian identity, Jews, and Israel in seventeenth-century England represents a distinct intellectual or artistic creation found in Bates College. This resource is a combination of several types including: Work, Language Material, Books.

Label

Christian identity, Jews, and Israel in seventeenth-century England

Statement of responsibility

Achsah Guibbory

Creator

• Guibbory, Achsah, 1945-

Subject

• Christianity and other religions -- Judaism | History -- 17th century
• Culture conflict in literature
• England -- Intellectual life -- 17th century
• Christianity and literature -- England -- History -- 17th century
• Israel -- In literature
• Jews in literature
• Religion and literature -- England -- History -- 17th century
• English literature -- Early modern, 1500-1700 -- History and criticism

Language

eng

Summary

This book is a cultural history of 17th-century England. It explores the many, often contradictory ways people thought about themselves in relation to Jews, Judaism, & Jewish history. Grounded in archival research, the book analyzes the works of major writers including Foxe, Herbert, Bunyan, Milton, & Dryden

Cataloging source

StDuBDS

Illustrations

illustrations

Index

index present

Literary form

non fiction

Nature of contents

dictionaries

Target audience

specialized