The Jew's Body

by Sander Gilman

Overview

Drawing on a wealth of medical and historical materials, Sander Gilman sketches details of the anti-Semitic rhetoric about the Jewish body and mind, including medical and popular depictions of the Jewish voice, feet, and nose. Case studies illustrate how Jews have responded to such public misconceptions as the myth of the cloven foot and Jewish flat-footedness, the proposed link between the Jewish mind and hysteria, and the Victorians' irrational connection between Jews and prostitutes. Gilman is especially concerned with the role of psychoanalysis in the construction of anti-Semitism, examining Freud's attitude towards his own Jewishness and its effect on his theories, as well as the supposed "objectiveness" of psychiatrists and social scientists.

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9780415904599
Publisher:	Taylor & Francis
Publication date:	10/10/1991
Edition description:	New Edition
Pages:	316
Product dimensions:	6.00(w) x 9.00(h) x (d)
Age Range:	18 Years

About the Author

Sander Gilman is Goldwin Smith Professor of Humane Studies at Cornell University and Professor of the History of Psychiatry at Cornell Medical College.

Table of Contents

Preface 1. The Jewish Voice 2. The Jewish Foot 3. The Jewish Psyche 4. The Jewish Murderer 5. The Jewish Genius 6. The Jewish Reader 7. The Jewish Nose 8. The Jewish Essence 9. The Jewish Disease Conclusion