The Jewish Pope: Myth, Diaspora and Yiddish Literature.(Book Review) The Modern Language Review | October 1, 2005| | COPYRIGHT 2005 Modern Humanities Research Association. This material is published under license from the publisher through the Gale Group, Farmington Hills, Michigan.  All inquiries regarding rights should be directed to the Gale Group. (Hide copyright information) Copyright

The Jewish Pope: Myth, Diaspora and Yiddish Literature. By JOSEPH SHERMAN. (Studies in Yiddish, 4) Oxford: Legenda. 2003. 201 pp. 35 [pounds sterling]; $55. ISBN 1900755-77-7.

Joseph Sherman's book examines the treatment of the Jewish Pope myth in five stories (four Yiddish and one English)published between 1602 and 1958, enquiring to what extent Jewish authors employed the myth as a frame for counter-identification, 'a means through which Jewish subjects [...] variously subjectified by conflicting ideologies [...] could attempt openly to reject that identity' ...

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