Christian Images and Jewish Desecrators: The History of the Allegation in Manuscript Illustrations
The lecture will lay bare the longevity of Jews doing violence to images of Christ in Christian Art, and will examine how allegations, judicial accusations as well as related charges launched within works of art affected Jewish individuals and communities. Ranging from works of art in the Byzantine Empire in the fifth century to early modern Europe at the end of the seventeenth, it will explore how this allegation was depicted and how it became more sophisticated over time.
Date: 8 February 2024, 18:00 (Thursday, 4th week, Hilary 2024)
Venue: Online
Speaker: Dr Katherine Aron-Beller (Tel-Aviv University, Israel)
Organisers: Dr Thea Gomelauri (Oxford Interfaith Forum), Oxford Interfaith Forum (Oxford)
Organiser contact email address: oxfordfaiths@gmail.com
Host: Oxford Interfaith Forum (Oxford)
Part of: MANUSCRIPTS in Interfaith Contexts
Booking required?: Required
Booking url: https://www.oxfordinterfaithforum.org/thematic-international-interfaith-reading-groups/manuscripts-in-interfaith-contexts/christian-images-and-jewish-desecrators-the-history-of-the-allegation-in-manus
Booking email: oxfordfaiths@gmail.com
Cost: 0
Audience: Public
Editor: Thea Gomelauri