 | Vernacular Voices: Language and Identity in Medieval French Jewish Communities Subjects: Hebrew language Medieval -- France; Jews -- France -- Languages -- History; Jews -- France -- Identity; Jews -- France -- History -- To 1500; Applying analytical strategies from linguistics, literature, and history, Kirsten Fudeman demonstrates that language played a central role in the formation, expression, and maintenance of medieval Jewish identity and that it brought Christians and Jews together even as it set them apart. Kirsten Fudeman teaches medieval French language and literature at the University of Pittsburgh. |
