A Jew's Best Friend?
Author | : Phillip Isaac Ackerman-Lieberman |
Publisher | : Liverpool University Press |
Total Pages | : 298 |
Release | : 2013 |
ISBN-10 | : 1845194012 |
ISBN-13 | : 9781845194017 |
Rating | : 4/5 (017 Downloads) |
Download or read book A Jew's Best Friend? written by Phillip Isaac Ackerman-Lieberman and published by Liverpool University Press. This book was released on 2013 with total page 298 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The dog has captured the Jewish imagination from antiquity to the contemporary period, with the image of the dog often used to characterize and demean Jewish populations in medieval Christendom. This book discusses the cultural manifestations of the relationship between dogs and Jews, from ancient times onwards.