Jüdische Merkwürdigkeiten
Ethnography in Early Modern Frankfurt
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 12661998 |
|---|---|
| Authors | Yaacov Deutsch (0000-0003-1403-102X, corresponding author) |
| Year | 2008 |
| Volume | 10 |
| Issue | 2-3 |
| Pages | 81-94 |
| Publication date | 2008-12-01 |
| Open Access | No |
| Type | ARTICLE |
| Venue | Jewish Culture and History (JOURNAL) |
| Journal identifiers | ISSN: 1462-169X • E-ISSN: 2167-9428 |
| Publisher | Routledge (PUBLISHER • GB) |
| DOI | 10.1080/1462169x.2008.10512100 |
| OpenAlex | W2045687404 |
| Language | DE |
| Citations received | 1 |
| References cited | 4 |
Johann Jacob Schudt's Jüdische Merckwiirdigkeiten has been mentioned by many scholars in different circumstances, however this voluminous work never stood in the focus of an academic scrutiny. My paper offers a first attempt to describe the content of Schudt's work and its scope. I focus on Schudt's ethnographic writings in his book and their uniqueness among other ethnographies that were written during the early modern period. I argue that in opposition to most other composers of such ethnographies, who primarily repeated information that appeared in earlier works, Schudt chose to focus on neglected aspects of Jewish ritual life. In addition I argue that Schudt's work reflects an ambivalent approach toward Judaism and reject attempts to see him as an anti-semite
Ambivalence · Archaeology · Chose · Ethnography · Focus (optics · Judaism · Opposition (politics · Political science · Politics · Psychoanalysis · Scrutiny · Sociology · Theology · Anthropology · Historical Influence and Diplomacy · History · Law · Musicology and Musical Analysis · Philosophy · Psychology · Reformation and Early Modern Christianity
| Citations per year | 0.11 |
|---|---|
| Citation span | 2017 - 2017 (1) |
| Highly cited | No |