Includes bibliographical references (pages 297-314) and index
Contents:
Introduction : Saming the Jew -- Part I. The potential of sameness -- Part II. The unmarked Jewess -- Conclusion : Sameness and sympathy
Summary:
In The Christian Jew and the Unmarked Jewess, Adrienne Williams Boyarin explores medieval fantasies of Jewish-Christian indistinguishability. Identifying what she calls ""polemics of sameness,"" an essential part of anti-Jewish materials, she shows how the fine line between ""saming"" and ""othering"" reveals stereotypes of the unmarked Jewess