Bale, Anthony (2000) Richard of Devizes and fictions of Judaism. Jewish Culture and History 3 (2), pp. 55-72. ISSN 1462-169X.
Abstract
It has long been thought that Richard of Devizes' account of a ritual murder committed by the Jews of Winchester in the early 1190s refers to a ‘genuine’ allegation and crime. This article explores the ways in which the account is written and for the first time a literary source is suggested for Richard's account. Richard's Cronicon interrogates rather than consolidates fictions concerning Judaism; his account of a putative ritual murder is a sophisticated play on the very nature of textuality and cultural authority.
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| Item Type: | Article |
|---|---|
| School: | Birkbeck Faculties and Schools > Faculty of Humanities and Social Sciences > School of Creative Arts, Culture and Communication |
| Research Centres and Institutes: | Gender and Sexuality, Birkbeck (BiGS), Social Research, Birkbeck Institute for (BISR) |
| Depositing User: | Administrator |
| Date Deposited: | 08 Jul 2014 14:35 |
| Last Modified: | 09 Aug 2023 12:35 |
| URI: | https://eprints.bbk.ac.uk/id/eprint/10081 |
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