TY - GEN T1 - A Goy Who Speaks Yiddish : Christians and the Jewish Language in Early Modern Germany. T2 - Stanford Studies in Jewish History and C. A1 - Elyada, Aya LA - English PP - Palo Alto PB - Stanford University Press YR - 2012 UL - https://ebooks.jgu.edu.in/Record/jstor_dda_ocn819511310 AB - This book explores the unique phenomenon of Christian engagement with Yiddish language and literature from the beginning of the sixteenth century to the late eighteenth century. By exploring the motivations for Christian interest in Yiddish, and the differing ways in which Yiddish was discussed and treated in Christian texts, A Goy Who Speaks Yiddish addresses a wide array of issues, most notably Christian Hebraism, Protestant theology, early modern Yiddish culture, and the social and cultural history of language in early modern Europe. Elyada's analysis of a wide range of philological and theo. OP - 282 CN - PJ5112 .E59 2012 SN - 9780804782821 SN - 0804782822 SN - 9780804781930 SN - 0804781931 KW - Yiddish language : Study and teaching : Germany : History. KW - Yiddish literature : Study and teaching : Germany : History. KW - Christian literature, German : History and criticism. KW - Yiddish language in literature. KW - Christianity and other religions : Judaism. KW - Judaism : Relations : Christianity. KW - Christian scholars : Germany : History. KW - Littérature yiddish : Étude et enseignement : Allemagne : Histoire. KW - Littérature chrétienne allemande : Histoire et critique. KW - Yiddish (Langue) dans la littérature. KW - Christianisme : Relations : Judaïsme. KW - Judaïsme : Relations : Christianisme. KW - FOREIGN LANGUAGE STUDY : Scandinavian Languages (Other) KW - HISTORY : Jewish. KW - Christian literature, German KW - Christian scholars KW - Christianity KW - Interfaith relations KW - Judaism KW - Yiddish language in literature KW - Yiddish language : Study and teaching KW - Yiddish literature : Study and teaching KW - Germany KW - Jiddisch KW - Christ KW - Deutschland KW - Criticism, interpretation, etc. KW - History ER -